African Underground Slide Show
March 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Screening in LA – April 5th – Echo Park Film Center
March 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
African Underground: Democracy in Dakar screening!
Where: Echo Park Film Center
When: April 5th – 8 pm
Echo Park Film Center
1200 N. Alvarado Street (@ Sunset Blvd)
Los Angeles, CA 90026
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213-484-8846
echoparkfilmcenter@hotmail.com
Democracy in Dakar, Episodes 5 and 6!
March 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Episode 5 "Galsene: Hip Hop in Senegal" explores the history of hip-hop
culture in Senegal. From the old school MCs to the younger generation of
rappers – Episode 5 lays out the who, what, when, and where of the
hip-hop scene, and sheds light on both its political past as well as its
present state. The episode ends with the song ‘Hip-Hop’ from Pikine rap
super group – Tigrim Bi.
In Senegal all rappers have a dream. Whether that dream lives in the
spiritual, political or material realm, they all seek success and fame
in these realms. But can this dream be achieved in Senegal – a country
where the recourses are vastly limited and thousands of youth die every
year trying to flee to Europe in small boats? Episode 6 – "The African
Dream" addresses this question, and the desire for rappers in Senegal to
export their music and live abroad. Featuring an interview (and
freestyle) with legend Didier Awadi (of Positive Black Soul fame) and
the track "Fresh Time Pt 1" by Zoo Squad off the album African
Underground: Depths of Dakar.
