Origin Zimbabwe Name Herbert Schwamborn Genres Hip hop, electronic Role Music Producer | Years active 1989 - Present Labels Gandanga Associated acts Sohnemannheims Music group Sohne Mannheims | |
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Birth name Herbert Willi Schwamborn Occupation(s) Director, Producer, Rapper Albums Wettsingen in Schwetzingen, ElyZion, Power of the Sound, Noiz, Sohne - Mond & Sterne Similar People Tino Oac, Michael Herberger, Kosho, Florian Sitzmann, Clueso | ||
Herbert Schwamborn is a Zimbabwean born film and music producer, also known by his artist name of Metaphysics. He is most famous for being a member of the multi-platinum selling German band Söhne Mannheims (Sons of Mannheim). He is also the founder of Gandanga Music Zimbabwe, a record label based in Zimbabwe and Germany.
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Early life
He was born in 1973 in the Mbare suburb of Salisbury, Rhodesia to a German father and Zimbabwean mother.
Music career
Herbert began his career as a radio host on Zimbabwean radio (Radio1) while he was still in High School, the radio show "Young Zimbabwe" targeted teen related issues. During his early years in radio Herbert began experimenting with music production and formed one of Zimbabwe's first Hip-Hop groups "Lethal Language" the group was featured in the USA based magazine The Source . In 1992 Herbert formed the group "A Peace Of Ebony" which went on to break radio chart history in Zimbabwe with a song titled "Pretend it never happened".
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Film and television
Herbert Schwamborn produces and directs film and music videos, he has worked on both sides of the camera as both host, actor and producer.