Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. A typical episode of Journal Rappé begins with Senegalese rapper Makhtar “Xuman” Fall dressed in a suit and seated behind a ...
In Senegal, rap music and hip-hop culture emerged in the 1980s, driven by the urban youth. It has grown to be one of the most popular music genres in the country. But what role do female Senegalese ...
The father of Senegalese gangsta rap for the past 15 years and a dogged activist, the singer has been held in prison since 24 January for “spreading fake news and making death threats”. “No amount of ...
Educating the young is the key to ending female genital mutilation in African countries, where the practice is still deeply embedded in some communities, according to a campaigning Senegalese rapper ...
Du Sénégal à la Côte d’Ivoire, le rap s’impose comme l’un des principaux atouts culturels de la région. Streams par millions, salles combles sur le continent et ailleurs… il devient autant un espace d ...
For six months, Ali Colleen Neff, a doctoral candidate in communications at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, had worked with advisers from the African and African-American studies ...
Faada Freddy has a message for Senegal’s leaders: If they don’t keep their promises they can expect a tightly rhymed tongue-lashing from his fellow rappers. The threat is more intimidating than it ...
Le prélude du Festival Sénérap international se déroulera, vendredi et samedi soirs, au centre culturel français de Dakar. La présence de grandes figures sénégalaises et étrangères du rap donnera aux ...
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