Democracy in Dakar
Hip-hop and single party political rule in Senegal.
 
 

Documents the role of Hip Hop in 2007 Senegalese elections. Rap music and Hip Hop culture really began to explode out of the streets and sprawling shanty-town suburbs of Dakar in the late 1980s and early 1990s. A response to decades of single party political rule with little attention paid to urban poverty, unemployment, crime, and corruption, emcees, graffiti writers, and DJ’s used their music and spray cans to educate and empower each other. The director is willing to come. From NYC http://www.africanunderground.com

 
Showtimes:
Saturday, Jan. 12, 6:00

Website:
www.africanunderground.com
 

$8.00 Adults, $6.00 Students/Seniors
Available at the Door
 
Festival passes and 6-packs will be available for a discount rate.
 

 

 
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