Check out this thorough article by our good friend Benjamin LeBrave from Akwaaba Records. He gives a personal account of his experience navigating the hip hop scene in Togo, complete with video and listening examples!
Autopsy of a Nation – Political hip hop in Togo
by Benjamin Lebrave
“What are the Togolese injecting in their ears, and how does it come about? To best answer these questions, I had some fascinating discussions with Elom Vince, a remarkably well-informed and active rapper from Lomé, Togo.”
Nomadic Wax team members Elias Miki, Ben Herson and Samiha Rahman caught up with Senegalese Journalist, Bocar Dieng who had been beaten and threatened towards the end of Wades’s rule.
Elias and team produce this short piece for our good friends at the CPJ during Senegal’s most recent 2012 presidential elections.
For more context about this video and the press in Senegal, click here.
