Bambu (rapper)
Jonah Deocampo, better known by his stage name Bambu, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. He has been called "one of the most well-respected indie musicians in the US".
Bambu was arrested at the age of 16 and spent time in Los Angeles' Central Juvenile Hall. Released at 18, Bambu joined the United States Marine Corps as a special operations training group instructor and spent time in East Timor, Middle East, and Okinawa, Japan.
Bambu's latest project, Exrcising a Demon is a 5-part series that weaves voices from Filipino-American gang members as a means of documenting early 1980s and 1990s Los Angeles. Article I: A Few Left was released in September 2018, and Article II: Brother Hoods was released in June 2019.
Bambu's music deals with themes of police brutality, racial prejudice and economic inequality.
Bambu was the Secretary General of Kabataang Makabayan USA in Los Angeles.
He is a resident of Oakland, California.Discography
- self untitled..., self-released
- .38 Revolver Mixtape, self-released
- ...i scream bars for the children..., self-released
- ...exact change..., Beatrock Music
- ...A Peaceful Riot... - Fatgums X Bambu, Beatrock Music
- ...paper cuts..., Beatrock Music
- Los Angeles, Philippines - DJ Muggs & Bambu, Soul Assassins Records
- ...spare change..., Beatrock Music
- Prometheus Brown and Bambu Walk into a Bar - The Bar, Beatrock Music x In4mation
- Diamond Supply Co. Presents: Bambu FreEP, Diamond Supply Co.
- ...one rifle per family., Beatrock Music
- The Lean Sessions EP, Beatrock Music
- Sun of a Gun Mixtape, Beatrock Music
- Barkada EP - The Bar, Beatrock Music
- 5AM in Manila EP, Beatrock Music x Uprising Records
- Party Worker, Beatrock Music x Bambu De Pistola
- Son of Barkada - The Bar, Beatrock Music
- The Comrades Sessions EP, Beatrock Music
- Prey for the Devil, Beatrock Music
- Exrcising a Demon - Article I - A Few Left, Beatrock Music
- Exrcising a Demon - Article II - Brother Hoods, Beatrock Music
