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Who Knew Senegal Hosts One of the Largest Hip Hop Fests on the Continent?FESTA2H : International Festival of Hip-Hop and Urban Cultures Festival.

By Lamine Diop

The 14th edition was from June 18 to 22, 2019 at Douta Seck

Since 2006, Africulturban develop the biggest Hip Hop festival in Senegal. The Festival showcased talents from lots of countries: France, Belgium, Canada, Senegal, Mauritania, Brazil, Morocco, Gambia, Switzerland, Spain and Denmark.

The festival has mobilized more than 20,000 spectators and had made it possible for more than 150 groups to be familiarized with the Senegalese audience, 

In the program we can note:

- Training workshops as part of the 14th edition of the festa2h: Computer Aided Music, Graphics, Dance (in collaboration with Kaay edition of the festa2h: Computer Aided Music, Graphics, Dance (in collaboration with Kaay Fecc). 

Video, Photo, Deejaying, Slam-Conference with theme for the year 2019: How to build an industry around hip hop? 

With Xuman, Keyti, Akala, Rotjoch, Fla-Battle of Deejay Mix Up-Flow Up 7th edition whose winner of the year 2019 is the rapper Ndoobin who received a sum of 5,000,000 fcfa, a production of maxi (6titres), production of a video clip, participation in a showcase provided by Africulturban.

Indeed, The Flow Up, a springboard for Senegal's hip hop talent, aims to find, produce, broadcast and mentor talented young artists evolving in urban cultures, who suffer from a lack of recognition and visibility.

- 4 concerts : with the presence of international artists like Onyx, Yussoufa, Das EFX, and the talented rappeurs of Senegal.

Note that Senegal has long held the 3rd place in the world HipHop, behind France and the USA.

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Lamine Diop is a Senegalese Project Manager with The Made In Africa Project

Learn more about visiting or investing in Senegal at www.MadeInAfricaProject.com 

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Beats, rhymes and elections: Rap and politics in Senegal | The Listening Post (Feature) by Al Jazeera English Those who followed the campaigns leading up to Senegal's presidential election late last month would have been struck by one of the defining features of Senegalese politics - hip-hop artists and the pivotal roles they can play in elections. A major reason for that: demographics. The average age of citizens there is exceptionally low - just 19. Rappers were among the founders of the country's largest social movement, credited with swaying the previous election back in 2012. This year, all the leading candidates hit the campaign trail with at least one rapper in their corner. "Many young people turn to hip-hop artists as being kind of the voice of the streets and providing them [with] a way to think about politics. Especially in the most recent presidential election, the use of rappers was a remarkably cynical attempt by these politicians to gain popularity with youth," says Zachariah Mampilly, professor of Political Science at Vassar College. But the power of hip-hop as a gateway to Senegal's youth goes beyond politics. Journal Rappe is a newscast rapped to a beat. Its founders Xuman and Keyti rhyme their take on the news in French and Wolof. They even host debates. Journal Rappe started out on Youtube, but its success in attracting Senegal's digital natives soon caught the attention of mainstream media. "Traditional media, like television and radio, have had to adapt and catch up with changing times. It's no longer like before when we had a monopoly on the news," says Maimouna Ndour Faye, journalist and presenter at 7STV. "Journal Rappe is a way of simplifying political news, and making it accessible to citizens who might not want to watch news broadcasts. They do not report the news, they do not produce information, they take news already pre-processed by television channels to present it to citizens with a taste of music and it's lovely. It is quite an artistic creation." The social media boom under way in Africa, driven by young populations and cheap Chinese smartphones, has enabled Journal Rappe to go international and its rappers have kickstarted similar projects across the region. Rap duo Keur Gui, one of Senegal's most political and most popular groups, are also taking conscious rap beyond Senegal's borders - with more traditional means, and more radical ends. Back in 2011, they helped found the social movement Y'en a Marre - French for "Fed up". "For example, we went to Burkina Faso and together with rappers and civil society activists there we created the Balai Citoyen movement, which helped overthrow the president in 2014. We went to the Republic of Congo, to Equatorial Guinea, to Mali, to Gambia, Madagascar, to meet young activists and musicians from various movements, and last year we hosted a gathering with all of them here in Dakar," says Thiat, Keur Gui rapper and cofounder of Y'en a Marre. "We think hip-hop can serve as an agent of change in Africa, in developing the youth of the future." The Listening Post's Daniel Turi reports on how hip-hop has become the language of politics for Senegal's youth. - Subscribe to our channel: https://ift.tt/291RaQr - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1iHo6G4 - Check our website: https://ift.tt/2lOp4tL

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RAW Académie (Dakar)

Deadline: 2 July 2017 

RAW Académie is an experiential residential study programme for the research and study of artistic and curatorial practice and thought. The programme takes place over 8 weeks in Dakar, Senegal. It is dedicated to a lively reflection on artistic research, curatorial practice and critical writing. 

The academy is held during two distinct sessions per year; October–December and April–June. Each session is directed by a Lead Faculty who has displayed an off-the-beaten-track practice in regard to art, curating and art criticism. Session 3 will be led by Journal Rappé, a satirical televised news show created by Senegalese rappers Xuman and Keyti. It will take place from the 23rd October to the 15th December 2017.

The programme is tuition free. Sucessful applicants will have to cover for their travel arrangements (including visa), accommodation, insurance and costs of living in Dakar for 8 weeks. Depending on work schedule, simple meals/snacks may be offered occasionally

PREREQUISITES:

1. Successful applicants are required to commit to be in Dakar throughout the duration of the session.

2. Be a graduate of an art school, curatorial programme, architecture school or any department of humanities

3. Be fluent in either French or English and have a fair knowledge of the other. Successful applicants will be skype interviewed in both languages for assessment.

Read more about the program and apply here

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Journal Rappé: il notiziario a ritmo di Rap

Journal Rappé Tutti voi vi chiederete cosa sia.

Ebbene, Gunman Xuman e Keyti, due Rapper famosi in Senegal, quattro anni fa hanno deciso di dare vita ad un nuovo concetto di telegiornale: il Journal Rappé.

Ovvero un telegiornale reppato in francese e in wolof* che ormai va in onda da quattro stagioni sulla rete nazionale 2Stv.

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Il loro progetto ha preso forma…