Harare — Senegalese hip-hop star Didier Awadi says African hip-hop reflects life experiences unlike the American hip-hop culture that promotes violence, obscenity, sex and gang lifestyles. "Hip-hop ...

Watching Senegalese rapper Didier Awadi perform on stage at the Waga Hip-Hop Festival, Canadian filmmaker Yanick Letourneau became determined to make a documentary about hip-hop musicians and their ...

HARARE comes alive this Thursday when renowned Senegalese rapper, Didier Awadi, is billed to perform in the city as part of the La Fete de la Musique (Music Day), an annual French music festival.

Senegal’s rappers pride themselves on having helped change their world six years ago by urging people to vote in elections that ended four decades of rule by one party. It was rap’s coming of age in ...

Support 110 years of independent journalism. Three unorthodox Africans know how to cast a spell over their audience By Simon Broughton African Soul Rebels Barbican Hall, London EC2 This is now the ...

Our series focusing on emerging cultural voices from Africa shines the spotlight on Didier Awadi, a rap pioneer from Senegal. He combines music with his role as an African youth advocate and social ...

Argentine Hernan Belon, Benin-born Idrissou Mora Kpai and West African rap artist Didier Awadi are among 12 directors selected for Cannes’ Les Cinemas du Monde Factory. Godfathered by Argentina’s ...

Okyeame Kwame today welcomed legendary Senegalese rapper, Didier Awadi, to town. Awadi touched down in Accra before noon on Wednesday, ahead of some days of studio work. He is to feature on one of ...

Chronique Urbaine delved into the world of Quebec hip hop. With his second feature, director Yanick Létourneau goes to the genre’s birthplace You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Life & Arts news every morning. This is the fourth year of African Soul Rebels, a portmanteau tour that takes three African artists ...