{"id":32193,"date":"2016-11-07T19:22:04","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T19:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=32193"},"modified":"2016-11-07T19:22:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T19:22:04","slug":"cardiff-character-rufus-mufasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2016\/11\/07\/cardiff-character-rufus-mufasa\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Character: Rufus Mufasa"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Welsh creative is paving the way for a hip-hop movement across Wales <\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite her jovial spirit, warm nature and fondness for life\u2019s simplicities, Rufus Mufasa is more than meets the eye. \u00a0<\/span>It\u2019s hard to imagine that the Welsh native \u2013 who is currently 30 weeks pregnant \u2013 has travelled the world, worked with refugees and found herself surrounded by over 30 male prison inmates, all resulting from her work within the arts.<\/p>\n

\"Rufus

The 33-year-old bilingual is a hip-hop educator, performance art poet, rapper, lyricist, writer and all-round creative soul.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rufus\u2019s love of music and poetry started in her childhood church, where Sunday school provided an environment in which she could explore her musicality. \u201cI just loved learning the songs\u201d, she says, \u201cI didn\u2019t even know what I was doing, changing them into raps and stuff, but I would do that and put my own little calypso twist on them all!\u201d<\/p>\n

There were a number of other influences that directly impacted the artist Rufus is today, including her uncle John. The former miner captivated his niece with poetry, songs and stories from his mining days.<\/span><\/p>\n

Creative career<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fast forward to the present and it\u2019s clear Rufus has carved out a successful career from her creative abilities. This wasn\u2019t an easy journey, exacerbated by Rufus\u2019s mother\u2019s warning that she should always have a \u201cplan B\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I thought it was the end of the world, but it was the best thing that ever happened to me.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Rufus had been in a more conventional job alongside her creative work, until she was made redundant just a few weeks before having her first child. \u201cI thought it was the end of the world, but it was the best thing that ever happened to me. It made me embrace the freelance,\u201d Rufus says.<\/span><\/p>\n