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Didier Awadi - Rap from Senegal |
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 Without a shadow of a doubt, Didier Awadi is the most prominent artist to have emerged from Africa's Francophone Rap scene. Awadi, who won RFI's "Musiques du Monde" award in 2004, has established himself as a veritable pioneer, pushing back borders and opening new paths for a sound that has, in recent years, been adopted as the music of an entire generation of African youth and their counterparts across the world.
Working as a leader of the group, Positive Black Soul, Awadi recorded a stack of acclaimed and accomplished albums, open to influences from Europe and the United States. This talented artist and entrepreneur (who, besides working as an artistic producer and radio and TV presenter, also runs his own label, a recording studio and a host of sound and security companies), is the best imaginable example of a generation who have skilfully combined the wonders of modern technology with the traditional culture of their ancestors. Awadi has fed this powerful mix into his dynamic rap, creating a music based on genuine roots and consciousness-raising messages. In short, Didier Awadi is not afraid to stand up and speak out to the world because he knows he's got something to say that we need to hear!
Watch out for Didier Awadi at this year's Sauti Za Busara Music Festival in Zanzibar
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