African Underground at Wesleyan!
January 5, 2008
Event Information:
Friday, February 8th, 2008
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
CFA Cinema
Free admission
Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Democracy in Dakar – with Ben Herson, Magee McIlvaine, Moussa Sall, Meta and Dr. Emily Musil
African Underground: Democracy in Dakar is a groundbreaking documentary film about hip-hop youth and politics in Dakar, Senegal. The film follows rappers, DJs, journalists, professors and people on the street before, during and after the controversial 2007 presidential election in Senegal. Originally shot as a seven-part documentary mini-series released via the Internet, the documentary bridges the gap between hip-hop activism, video journalism and documentary film and explores the role of youth and musical activism in the
political process.
Event Information:
Friday, February 8th, 2008
10:00 PM – 12:00 AMAfrican Underground All-Stars: Live Hip-Hop Performance
Beckham Hall at Fayerweather Hall
Tickets: $15 A, $12 B, $8 C
Online ticketing now available!
“This sounds like the true Afrofunk.”
–Village Voice
“…Senegalese rhymers pull no punches about poverty, war, corruption, globalization, injustice–and are invading the charts to boot.”
–CMJ
The African Underground All-Stars are a rotating cast featuring MCs from Senegal, Mali and Ghana, backed by a DJ and live percussion. Co-sponsored by the Music Department and African Studies Cluster.
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