obruniradio:

Awadi, one of Senegal’s biggest hip-hop artists, just released a new single called “Mame Boye”

This is a really well done (and blatant!) criticism of President Abdoulaye Wade, who is currently running for a very controversial 3rd term in Senegal. Bold move, my friend. - EKF

urbansufi:

  ‘1 0 0 %  G a l s e n’ : a Hip-Hop Documentary Made in Senegal

A really nice 25 minute documentary about the development and politicization of Senegalese hip hop made by the incredible Senegalese rapper/spoken word artist Keyti. In French/Wolof with English subtitles.

Now is as good of a time as any to revisit Democracy in Dakar, a documentary (in Wolof, English, and French) about hip-hop culture and politics in Dakar, Senegal around the 2007 presidential elections. All episodes are available on Nomadic Wax’s Vimeo channel.

This is happening next week in a suburb of Dakar (and co-sponsored by the US Embassy?) via Senegal-based graphic design firm Fifty Fifty