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Democracy in Dakar’ Film Shows Power of Hip-Hop Among Senegalese YouthBy Jackson Muneza Mvunganyi Washington15 August 2007
Interview with Ben Herson and Mcgee Mcilvan Listen to Interview with Ben Herson and Mcgee Mcilvan
A film on the role of hip-hop in shaping the political discourse in Senegal is getting rave reviews. The documentary Democracy […]

 
Hip-Hop: The Catalyst of Change in African PoliticsSamuel Imende
Africans must pick and choose what aspects of the hip-hop culture to embrace.The late Ahmed Sékou Touré, the founding president of Guinea, once said, “To take part in the African revolution, it is not enough to write a revolutionary song; you must fashion the revolution with the […]

 
African Underground: Herson & McIlvaine Map It  Federal Triangle   Bethesda
THE INTERSECTION OF hip-hop and activism gets a lot of lip service in the U.S., but the reality is that popular rap music is still mostly about the bling, not the political ring. That’s not the case in Senegal, where political hip-hop thrives.Ben Herson (Nomadic […]

Hip-Hop in DakarLuke Branston looks at Dakar’s current hip-hop scene and its influence on politics.
Senegal has adopted hip-hop music since its first occurrence in the early 80s and has made contributions to the international hip-hop scene since the 90s with groups such as Positive Black Soul and Daara J having made an indelible mark […]