Artist Bio

Gatwitch stands for "child of the land" in Nuer, a language of a Nilotic tribe in South Sudan. When choosing a name for his record label, Emmanuel Jal wanted something that not only captured his essence and spirituality, but was also sentimental and encompassing of his culture, heritage and dreams.

Gatwitch was founded in 2007 by a former child soldier and now an internationally acclaimed rapper and human rights activist, Emmanuel Jal. It is a small, independent, contemporary, m ...