Category: Wolof
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Daara J
Daara J is a hip hop crew from Dakar N’Dongo D and Faada Freddy, Who would have known the two guys share the same artistic ideas and dreams of cultural and social emancipation. Both start working together while still in high school in 1992 they raped in Wolof. Their musical inspiration and influence came from…
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Daara J Family
Biography Sengalese group Daara J Family creates shared the molding of their artistic talents through their music. The group raps in their wolof dialect to share messages about their journey towards success. Daara J Family embraced different styles including soul, reggae, and traditional music to help produce their own style. The group had no difficulties…
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Keyti: Music Review
Keyti is a Senegalese rapper who rose to fame through the group Rap ‘Adio. He initiated his career by expressing his ideals as to what true hip hop and rap should be. He intended to take rap back to its roots, that of which were of a political and socially critical driven nature. Keyti has…
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Keyti: Biography
Keyti is a hardcore rap artist who originates from Dakar, Senegal. He was born on December 22, 1972. His name of origin is Cheik Sene, and he delivers his verses in his native Wolof language. He initiated his career by joining a rap group named Rap’Adio. Keyti’s first intent when arriving into the music scene…
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Sister Fa
Fatou Diatta, aka Sister Fa is a Hip-Hop artist that was born in Dakar, Senegal. After reading about Senegal I was interested in exploring whether there were any female Hip-Hop artists there, and I discovered Sister Fa. In 2010, digitaljournal.com posted a profile of Sister Fa that described her as courageous and determined, considering she…
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Daara J
The group Daara J has been a staple of Senegalese Hip Hop for over a decade. They were put influenced and encouraged by Positive Black Soul and strengthened those connections by making great music with a message and working to bring about change much the same as PBS. The members are N’Dongo D, Aladji Man,…
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Pee Froiss
Hailing Senegal as one of the most well known and established hip hop acts around, Pee Froiss started in 1993 and continue to play for an international audience. They rap in Wolof, French and English and address many political and religious issues. The group consists of Xuman, Kool Kocc 6, DJ Gee Bayss and have…
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DJ Awadi
Awadi is one of the most popular and well-respected rappers in Africa. He’s originally from Cape Verde and Benin, but lived most of his life in Senegal. Many of his songs starts with clips of speeches made by famous Black or African leaders–eg: Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King. His lyrics are…
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Hip-Hop in Dakar, Senegal
In his article, A Historical Analysis of Hip-Hop’s Influence in Dakar from 1984-2000, Ben Herson discusses how American hip-hop culture has influenced youth and music in Dakar, Senegal. He also states that this new Western form of music is not necessarily “corrupting” traditional values. Rap is not forcing itself onto Senegalese youth, rather it has…