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African Underground: Herson & McIlvaine

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Type:	Article

Website:	http://www.expressnightout.com...

Date published:	Sun, Aug 17, 2008

Keywords:	Hip Hop - Rap - Social Change - Arts Activism - Music As Social Change Agent - Africa

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THE INTERSECTION OF hip-hop and activism gets a lot of lip service in the U.S., but the reality is that popular rap music is still mostly about the bling, not the political ring. That's not the case in Senegal, where political hip-hop thrives.

Ben Herson (Nomadic Wax) and Magee McIlvaine (Sol Productions) have been documenting the Senegalese hip-hop scene with a series of CDs and documentary films, including the multi-part "African Underground: Democracy in Dakar," which can be viewed in its entirety on Brightcove.com. The duo will present the movie and discuss their activities on Wednesday at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, followed by an after party at Club Peju in Bethesda, featuring performances by African hip-hoppers Moussa Sall (Senegal), Dumi Right (Zimbabwe) and Salim Diallo (Mali).

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