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George Mpanga (born 14 January 1991), better known by his stage name George the Poet, is a British spoken word artist with an interest in social and political issues.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rare Rising Stars 2012 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC News - BBC Sound Of 2015: George the Poet interview )〕 ==Life and career== Mpanga was born to Ugandan parents on the St Raphael's Estate in Harlesden, north-west London and began performing rap and grime when he was 15 years old.〔 He attended Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet and studied politics, psychology and sociology at King's College, Cambridge, where he decided to adapt his rap output into poetry to communicate more effectively with his audience. Mpanga said, "I think rappers are primarily expected to make money for the industry and provide party soundtracks, but obviously there are exceptions and grey areas. The poet’s 'role' is usually to provide thoughtful social commentary". During his studies, Mpanga won a social enterprise competition organised by Barclays and Channel 4 called The Stake, which asked entrants how they would spend £100,000. He used his £16,000 prize to fund The Jubilee Line, a series of secondary school poetry workshops for underprivileged children in London.〔 In May 2012, he premiered the piece "My City", about his hometown London.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George The Poet's 'My City' Reminds Us There Is More To London Than The Jubilee (VIDEO) )〕 Subsequently, BBC Radio 1 selected him as the face of their Hackney Weekend (in June 2012),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George The Poet: By Royal appointment )〕 and Sky Sports F1 commissioned him to write poems for their coverage of the 2012 Formula One season and the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George The Poet delivers Monaco Grand Prix inspired poem over James Blake's "Retrograde" () - SoulCulture )〕〔 He signed to the record label Island Records in August 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George The Poet Signs a Major Record Deal : Pappzd Magazine )〕 In July 2014, the consumer watchdog group Which? released the track "It's Yours", a collaboration between Mpanga and producer Jakwob, as part of a campaign lobbying the UK Government to improve their response to complaints about public services.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Which? partners with Jakwob and George The Poet for Government campaign )〕 "My City" was adapted as a music collaboration with dance producers Bodhi, and released as a single in August 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bodhi VS George The Poet – My City )〕 In October 2014, Mpanga released the EP ''The Chicken and the Egg'' and the single "1,2,1,2" (once again with Bodhi), describing the former release as "about premature parenthood. Through the story of a rocky relationship, it outlines the cycle of fatherlessness in seven tracks.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George The Poet – ‘The Chicken and the Egg’ EP – SB.TV – The UK's leading online youth broadcaster. )〕 ''Vice'' magazine wrote that the EP "showcases perhaps the tightest lyricism of the year to date".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PREMIERE: LISTEN TO GEORGE THE POET'S LATEST EP - YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS - NOISEY & PHILIPS )〕 In November 2014, it was announced that Mpanga had been shortlisted for the Critics' Choice category at the 2015 BRIT Awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brits announce 2015 Critics' Choice shortlist )〕 He came fifth in the BBC Sound of 2015 poll.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/229DTVzPlwsFVNrtYb6ZHHs/5-george-the-poet〕 As of late 2014, Mpanga was writing a debut album and working on theatre and film projects.〔 He released the single "Cat D" in February 2015.〔http://www.clashmusic.com/news/track-of-the-day-202-george-the-poet〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George the Poet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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