Mark Sebata AKA Blaq Apollo is an artist & musician living and working in County Galway working in music and video production. Mark began making music in 2006 in Zimbabwe where he received numerous awards including the Bulawayo Da grape vine Top 5 and was nominated as Best Zimbabwe hip hop newcomer in 2012 for his EP Bheka Thina Jo. In his work he uses music to tell stories about the struggles and joys of life. Mark writes in a vernacular combination of English and Ndebele and has performed extensively in Zimbabwe and Ireland including festivals such as Shoko (Zim) and Electric Picnic. He also works as a DJ and graphic designer. In 2021 he was the recipient of a Galway County Council Artist Bursary and an Artist in the Community Scheme Research & Development Award from Create.
Mark is the recipient of A4 Sounds’ We Only Want the Earth Residency Award 3, 2020-2021 in partnership with Create and Movement of Asylum Seekers Ireland (MASI)
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b.a.r.s. freestyle
2021
B.A.R.S / freestyle/ February 2021
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no hook freestyle
2020
This video was released a year ago around the time I changed my name from M.A.C to Blaq Appollo.I feel like it’s still relevant in the sense that this is were it all started.Be ready for some witty line , punchlines and intense wordplay throughout the track.The visual are a little sub standard due to the fact that everything was done on iphone 8 +.
No Hook Freestyle / January 2020 /
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love letter: part 1
2020
Love Letter Part 1 / February 2020 /
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live performance
2013
Mac of the Bheka Thina Jo fame performs live at the Shoko Festival in Harare (Zimbabwe) in September 2013. The performance includes songs taken from his Bheka Thina Jo EP.
Shoko Festival / Harare Zimbabwe/ 2013
