About Me
Joshua Anthonie Manuputty, a.k.a.
Onesapa: Storyteller, Rapper, Singer, Producer and passionate Performer. At 28 years old Onesapa comes from the Netherlands and has Roots from the Moluccas and Dutch East Indies. Growing up with Dutch education and living in the Netherlands Onesapa also get well known with the Dutch East Indian and Moluccan culture and history due to his roots.
The Foundation of the name 'Onesapa'
The name Onesapa is based on two words:
- ‘Ones’ (pronounced as Honest)
- ‘Sapa’ (pronounced as Supper)
Onesapa’s grandfathers name is Anthonie. As a nickname people used to call him Ones.
Onesapa’s father’s name is Rene, hence he was called Ones as well. “Sapa” comes from the Moluccan/Indonesian word ‘who’. It’s also short for the island Saparua which is where his grandparents came from. In the Moluccan language words are often put in opposite order as in the western languages.
Ones Sapa means:
- Who is Ones?
A metaphor for Onesapa searching for his own identity hence he grew up in different cultures. - Which “Ones” do you mean?
This refers to the fact Onesapa just looks like his father and grandfather - Ones from Saparua
This refers to the Moluccan Island Saparua and thereby his Moluccan roots.
Lastly as a fun fact Joshua got the name Onesapa when his father created a PlayStation Network account for him at the age of sixteen. Joshua at first needed to get used to the name but later on fully adopted it.
Musical Influences and Orientation
Ever since Onesapa was a little boy he grew up with music all around him. First of all, music is embedded in his Moluccan and Dutch Indian culture. Furthermore, his father listened a lot to rock music as his mother was more into disco and reggae music. In his younger days Onesapa listened a lot to pop music like the Backstreet Boys and of course to the King of Pop Michael Jackson. Later on, Onesapa started to develop his own taste of music. While playing GTA San Andreas on PlayStation 2 at the age of twelve Onesapa first came in touch with HipHop and (Gangsta)rap. Since then, Onesapa investigated and got inspired by different styles of American rap and hip-hop. In his teens and early twenties Onesapa hung out with a lot of different friends of different cultures, hence further developing his musical taste and influences. It goes from electronical music from the 00’s and 10’s to, modern trap hip-hop, R&B and many, many more. It can be concluded Onesapa has known a lot of influences in his musical taste and expression, while his own interest in hip-hop and poetry forms the guideline through his own music.
The Start of Writing Music
Onesapa always had a thing for wordplay. Everybody who knows Joshua/Onesapa personally knows he loves to joke around with words. Onesapa always had a thing for writing poems and poetry but only later on started writing his own raps at the age of sixteen. This started as a joke to diss his friends to silly beats. A few years later when he was around twenty, Onesapa started to write songs to reflect on his learning process during his Bachelor Study to become a Teacher Geography on High Schools. This started just for the fun of it but later on developed into a real way of expressing his thoughts and emotions. At twenty-six years old Onesapa learned to work with the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) Fruity Loops. In a quick tempo Onesapa started to develop his own beats and hence turned into a producer as well.
Musical Work and Collaborations
Onesapa always had a thing for wordplay. Everybody who knows Joshua/Onesapa personally knows he loves to joke around with words. Onesapa always had a thing for writing poems and poetry but only later on started writing his own raps at the age of sixteen. This started as a joke to diss his friends to silly beats. A few years later when he was around twenty, Onesapa started to write songs to reflect on his learning process during his Bachelor Study to become a Teacher Geography on High Schools. This started just for the fun of it but later on developed into a real way of expressing his thoughts and emotions. At twenty-six years old Onesapa learned to work with the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) Fruity Loops. In a quick tempo Onesapa started to develop his own beats and hence turned into a producer as well.
The Foundation of the name 'Onesapa'
The name Onesapa is based on two words:
1. ‘Ones’ (pronouced as Hones)
2. ‘Sapa’ (pronouced as Supper)
Onesapa’s grandfathers name is Anthonie. As a nickname people used to call him Ones.
Onesapa’s father’s name is Rene, hence he was called Ones as well. “Sapa” comes from the Moluccan/Indonesian word ‘who’. It’s also short for the island Saparua which is where his grandparents came from. In the Moluccan language words are often put in opposite order as in the western languages.
Ones Sapa means:
1. Who is Ones?
A metaphor for Onesapa searching for his own identity hence he grew up in different cultures.
2. Which “Ones” do you mean?
This refers to the fact Onesapa just looks like his father and grandfather
3. Ones from Saparua
This refers to the Moluccan Island Saparua and thereby his Moluccan roots.
Lastly as a fun fact Joshua got the name Onesapa when his father created a PlayStation Network account for him at the age of sixteen. Joshua at first needed to get used to the name but later on fully adopted it.
Musical Influences and Orientation
Ever since Onesapa was a little boy he grew up with music all around him. First of all, music is embedded in his Moluccan and Dutch Indian culture. Furthermore, his father listened a lot to rock music as his mother was more into disco and reggae music. In his younger days Onesapa listened a lot to pop music like the Backstreet Boys and of course to the King of Pop Michael Jackson. Later on, Onesapa started to develop his own taste of music. While playing GTA San Andreas on PlayStation 2 at the age of twelve Onesapa first came in touch with HipHop and (Gangsta)rap. Since then, Onesapa investigated and got inspired by different styles of American rap and hip-hop. In his teens and early twenties Onesapa hung out with a lot of different friends of different cultures, hence further developing his musical taste and influences. It goes from electronical music from the 00’s and 10’s to, modern trap hip-hop, R&B and many, many more. It can be concluded Onesapa has known a lot of influences in his musical taste and expression, while his own interest in hip-hop and poetry forms the guideline through his own music.
The Start of Writing Music
Onesapa always had a thing for wordplay. Everybody who knows Joshua/Onesapa personally knows he loves to joke around with words. Onesapa always had a thing for writing poems and poetry but only later on started writing his own raps at the age of sixteen. This started as a joke to diss his friends to silly beats. A few years later when he was around twenty, Onesapa started to write songs to reflect on his learning process during his Bachelor Study to become a Teacher Geography on High Schools. This started just for the fun of it but later on developed into a real way of expressing his thoughts and emotions. At twenty-six years old Onesapa learned to work with the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) Fruity Loops. In a quick tempo Onesapa started to develop his own beats and hence turned into a producer as well.
Musical Work and Collaborations
Onesapa always had a thing for wordplay. Everybody who knows Joshua/Onesapa personally knows he loves to joke around with words. Onesapa always had a thing for writing poems and poetry but only later on started writing his own raps at the age of sixteen. This started as a joke to diss his friends to silly beats. A few years later when he was around twenty, Onesapa started to write songs to reflect on his learning process during his Bachelor Study to become a Teacher Geography on High Schools. This started just for the fun of it but later on developed into a real way of expressing his thoughts and emotions. At twenty-six years old Onesapa learned to work with the Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) Fruity Loops. In a quick tempo Onesapa started to develop his own beats and hence turned into a producer as well.
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