Synik

Lisbon, Portugal

Synik began rapping driven by a desire to tell his own story through hiphop music. With a largely introspective approach, his subject matter is diverse ranging from personal reflections to politically charged lyrics. His releases include the ground-breaking debut album Syn City which was lauded as one of the more accomplished hip hop projects to come out of Zimbabwe. From Harare’s spoken-word and hip-hop scene Synik went on to perform at various festivals in and around Zimbabwe. Apart from his solo work Synik has done a number of collaborations in Zimbabwe and beyond including working with Depth as the duo Soular Rayze and being part of Jazza Experiment (Lisbon) which released an eponymous EP in 2017. He went on to release The Soulsteez EP (2019) and The Industry (A Short Film) EP in 2020. Having performed on various stages in Portugal including festivals such as Outjazz, Festival Todos, +Jazz (Açores), as well as being featured on Portuguese band F.E.R.A's album Space (2020).