ah ah ah ah, yeah, was it my people to come a little boy and a common mister pin to get away a piece good. you're watching the sermons to 70 percent. oh d w not 77 percent solar bonder util. about africa. so by absolutely could do me a do one megabit chopped my money. i don't care and that's how we do it on the 77 percent. sure. this is where we tackle the

important issues affecting the lives of africa's youth. i'm one to camara and it's my pleasure to have you here. this week's episode is all about the. * power of music, gambiola, if us fellow artist, why music and quality i for ink applying nigerian legendary tween dropped dual p square, dealt with this, it went to saddle and revisit the ancient city deep in the sahara temple with let me take you over to the gambia where, robbing legend and political icon is talks to fellow musicians about what makes music so powerful. the various musicians give us their perspective on the importance of he, pope, and politics and how it empowers the youth and guardians,

in general. he said, love everybody. my name is kelly a rapport and human rights activist from the gambia, with africa as gambia from a context has been living in 22 years under the idea of damaging yeah. demos, when we took that artist media and people from speak enough in general office for, for major of be ported or face in excel such as i did. and today we're going to go around and see what the bottom part is off when it comes to hip hop rap music and it's affiliation with politics. if you are ready, let's go begging him to look for it, right. and that's what's your take on hip hop and politics being in politics. if

the bar backbone always say that, wow, i always say less than very interesting. because in gambia you see that a lot of artists feel like they should not be associated. because one is probably bad for the image, or if not perceived well by the people we're going to about politics. politics. you're wanting a hope. you're right. when you have to say something that goes, how can people, you don't look into the eyes and you just hit the net and then you're going to say, so what did they like? it doesn't prove when somebody like me picks it out of control, went ahead. so i'm not a type of person that was joke with that kind of get familiar with . thanks my brother. tally be easy as somebody who has been there for the people and what's your thought on the topic of hip hop be in affiliated with politics?

yeah, music i've always been used to won for express decent and encourage political activism . we've seen the legs off on what molly on john lennon and all that. and when it comes to gumby. busy the light on kill ace with thought about on the song pole to get it just done by you respect with we coming up, we have to do the same thing or even try to loop more gained or we can. but then i think guardians don't really understand the concept of an artist speaking out for them. i think most guardians know people that walk under

government and all that. so when you speak up against them, they took a personal day. sometimes they feel like i've been out the door that i've never, there's not a problem to take it personally. no, they're going to think like i'm used to listen to them. when that is not that you're speaking for them. think it is our responsibility to always speak out for the people even if they don't want to, even if they don't want you to do that for them. i think it's our responsibilities to do so. yeah, we're here in the beautiful streets of koli around to send the gambia for this area . and thank you so much for inviting us, lena. what's your thought on this particular topic? i don't see like a bad thing being a musician at the same time doing the politic music. because for me, i'm like politic and music goes to get in. as we musicians we have the voice and they give us the voice to just spit out. and once you know that the population can't do, yeah. so for us we are here for the population. yeah. here for the voiceless. and we are here from the news endo, to empower people,

especially as an artist that does a lot of social songs, especially in the advocacy for the empowerment of women in the gambia. like what have been the challenges politically that you see has been hindered what to do. it's another channel fight and another journey because you've been a woman in the mission people i be like okay, she can be a mission. a woman's place is in the kitchen in the house, having the kids and taking care of your husband and stuff like that. but being a musician and being a woman, i think is more powerful than anybody says that we're in a new so called democracy. do you really believe that that can change where women like you could have the confidence to speak up. good out. no fear. of course, of course it can change a lot because we were scared to speed out. some people waste care to say what is in their hearts. let's just do everything peacefully and try to just come together. thank you so so much, i think so much today and thank you for how we really,

really appreciate it. thank you. kilo is now some people may be afraid to speak out, but this show is where we young people speak out without fear or favor. and we are about to meet another young person doing exactly that through her music center goals. roxanne has a new kid on the block, even crazy has broken through and is leading the charge of women, drop us in west africa, take a look. it's a hot night in sali, a coastal town near synagogue capital, dak hall, and rappa evie crazy is burning up the stage. it's been a long road to this breakthrough for one of synagogues, few female rappers. that's it is simply never had the courage to become a rep as a woman. the stereotype was that female rappers were women who dressed like men were genes that smoked blah blah blah. we were marginalized martin alleys. evie

gracie has been on synagogues rap scene for 10 years, and rap is her passion to work and life. a music once everything to me, i gave up everything for magic for that music. ah, evie crazies 1st album explore self confidence and equality and synagogue male dominated wraps seen pull up with my 1st lyric is i'll smoke you and all your m c family. basically when i arrive, i take no prisoners, i play for keeps in my own destiny. i'll d thrown every one tequila, so you see me clustered. his music runs deep and her family evie crazy remembers how she started writing lyrics and wrapping with her brother all. now we used boxes and bottles to lay down beats. after that, i wanted to wrap my brother to use it. i leave a whole sad. i've been a mom,

but my dad could not accept it. he let my brother app because he was a boy in santa seattle. he had gasoline zillow. what was despite the misgivings, evie kept at it and after school rapping became her career. but the moved took its toll. her marriage fell apart when her in laws couldn't accept her profession. and the trappings that came with it, but not one with kathy. the family was very religious, and it just wasn't a great fit with my music, korea dental. it wasn't just my in laws. you ma'am, is of my own family objected to the music. it's like this every way. the devil duncan, hippa, evie crazies, barzon rhymes, also tackle environmental pollution and politics. partly because senegalese rapids see themselves as the voice of the masses. this includes singing in local languages like wal off jolla or mundane get whenever

there's a problem, people ask where the artists to supposed to sing about big issues so that everyone knows about them. not every senegalese went to school, and so don't necessarily speak french or news and world events are covered in french and many are left uninformed. boy, he somehow call best of all though evie crazy has found her place in santa gauze. music scene earned the respect of our peers, and she's here to stay. mila. all on up to day. we female rappers are not treated as an oddity and visit because they are more of affal. i think the next generation will be even more at home and the wraps universal he saw alleged all again, bang lobby may been de la la, la john, madam of willie, a vice formula. they walked so that the young generation can run. i'm talking about peace square. the heat may come from nigeria that and for the young people,

all of africa with heats, like shopped, my money. the pope does, whose falls made many young people move on the dance floor. this cars but brought together many couples. i mean, these men made young men less shy because they learn the lines by huts re p square is on the 77 percent we met than a jury and he popped dual on their tour in germany. they tell us how important it is to be vocal when it comes to politics in the country that to also speak about how music plays a role in empowering the youth leather ment of a speech. ah, they've been back together for a while now and but day we have them here on the w, the civic center center. so hi guys, how are you doing?

good, thank you. i fell as high as everybody else home i as though now guys elections just over in a queue. yeah. you were so vocal about young nigerians and getting their voter id and making use of it. why was this so important for you? um personnel for me out to you guys it took on the contrast, i'm going to wear a lot and being part of people with our group an angie route and a survived and addresses them. and so i just look back out a stuttering yourself night or tired kids going to put our kids a good upon to same thing. was totally naive. it is kind of difficult. everybody nigerla wants to leave niger. and as we're down syndrome, the cord, jaguar, sharp, i mean is just and we're just wants to leave because of bad health condition. and the health system is not the to day economies bad, a lot is happening to conjure so everybody has was travel. so we are the ones that travel us in the country will know what we'll see, will know what countries lack. and i'm not saying this politicians don't travel,

i didn't seat or so how does what it caught them using po, but as a weapon. and he's a po, but as a weapon does, but whenever election comes, it's all about bringing the money to buy votes to buy people. so we're now trying to lighten people, nocturnal look. he goes actually missing a lot. he doesn't losing a lot. we needed to talk change when the some but something new. i think we're, i'm just see what are of the old system. the limited was a why we become very vocal africa as on africa muslin and june. they will attend to the government, not supporting the biggest in the water right now. i flip it to all a big tin and urine became the owners that you, our music, half covered so that the government id me the bad image of a politician back of our government. now, before we travel out,

we travel all around the world were tory, when people see us before, if you actually when you were you from africa when africa, africa. but now i'm proud to say inger bethany. think about. i'm sure if you, if you count top 50 positions in africa have insurance for that. we have to be vocal of terrible young joint. i mean, it was something is wrong. these domains like our same, but in the bar on to some individuals, some group of people might not like it, but we have to speak. now always pick the outside ward. they listen. wow, these guys are good look at it is, but there is a look at it. i wanted him industry have done better than to government. michael? yes, i'll turn into them in india to pull back. i even picking a lot of people out of poverty somewhere like me. i know how many stuffs i have

a nominee entourage. i put a honda stuff down to the state brownwood to get pete from me. i didn't make money from the government and as well in industrial level one to government to garrett's, wanting to put gas, i'll leave it. could they're going over unit? yeah. so we have to be vocal. we have minister funds and we'll look at it or solicit, if we don't speak now, my kids are going to ask me question, dad. so you had this big then? so what did you do? so now i've erased that, been that my son is going on, my thought is going to ask me, so we have done that on my own. we are proud to, to be among those. we've written our name and our, his treater dis, gas. well, booker, irrespective of how it turns out now and the grateful equity one seed music must awaken people to do their duty. if citizens and act, do you agree with? that's the condo present. because doug future, what is oper?

mccarter is leg for everything from us, said to passes. one is happening today. all right. now, still don't feel awkward. he was forced to reckon a week back in the day. you were only 16 to a few when he died. how did he influence you with his music, but also with his activities? him okay. house her out and no. him burwell bo doris. bad. but i was in a fun. so his music probably after listening to it, like 10 years ago. not when i was like 1670, it started elephant it because i had that when i said, i get an enlightened, what is happening in the water for the traveling out. i realized that whit i thought this is dangerous or which of that this country. what is going on? why would i have been good roads? where would i have been good? there are no good health system or not. so i said listening to them. i related he has missed pick in detroit right on time, but many people neglected. so i'm sure that's why i said our kids are going to ask

a question. so what we'd so even if would we don't translate that in our music who we are vodka. the last 8 months in danger. yeah. but the w winful house of representatives to e, and maybe some e would we see any of you running for office or maybe a year or so to sit for me personally. sometimes people need to understand is that because you're populated you want to jump into a e abdul? yeah, you can do the job. i because i think politics hot you, you hot is dirty. you hot. a lot of people. we disappoint a lot of people. people would, can never be satisfied. and maybe i don't know before now i think is out of my system because a moment i had a wish was so she just woke up one. i would say, you know what, the country we are, sorry. well, don't let us fix it that i can of so that's what i'm

a spectacle out. is campaigning promise sees this and that and like what is up in and you what, we'll just one is change. just leave a laugh or be dementia. don't just be where he just sit down. imagine the security does is secluded as everything. but when i hear somebody stole almost honda and i saw tim binion and he's been caught next 3 days. they have free deposit is okay. the credit as a part of the money, like really. and if that was meant for rude, domine was meant for the roots and the root didn't do it. i'm to put that towards it up as should be. should been joe. i think what barbara to my cited is been on like more like the do it or system has been in existence where no one is no one of the home accountable to say you did this, you are caught. so what to do is does it party that 2 different major part to den,

i'm sorry, we have image or whatnot, which i'm prob b 2 would be parted before. if you commit a crime, they cut you got joined his party. could this putty hill in party? should be okay. yeah, there's been a that's what as we have with no, that's what happens. so this period what we've cds to say, ah, we are for people, new room treating, did new party carlo, bought by to lemon. them it? yes, liberal party. 74. 0, so now lemme say so this, this, this party came, is it as just for printing? no room. ok. it, it, mine is running for president. press the social media president. look at what is happening now. so we love it for the fact always cause echo seated i hit my chest. i see i was among this river fa we, we are among the put up top people listen enough is enough as getting done and we're doing it to right. ah,

it from the nigerian stars we head over to west africa, the legendary city timble, till the city was rocked by jihadist violence in 2012. now though, the city visited for centuries by scholars and travellers is real wakening, and young people are right in the middle of this awakening. my name is ibrahim han done. i'm a slam artist and poet. my stage name is i be the poet wherein to book to where i was born and grew up. come to my invite you to discover to book to the mysterious city similar to as one of africa's oldest cities and has the legendary place in the imagination of travellers worldwide. for centuries, timber to has been the destination of pilgrim scholars,

travellers and traders crossing the sahara desert from humble beginnings as a trading post in the 12th century. it is known to locals as a city of $333.00 saints. and today some 35000 people called to me to home. abraham shows us the marketing, very bare one of the cities, many iconic building. ah, here we are at the great ging gary bear mosque. it's an important symbol of islam built between 813-251-3375 conquer mussa. on his return from his pilgrimage to mecca, when he came back with great architect, we paid in gold. every year we come here to plaster the place to prevent degradation, and we have done this for generation. it's for conserving our heritage. set up. some local tourist still visiting back to but international tourism is almost nonexistent due to security concerns in 2012 she had just occupied too much

to for several months buildings and was a liam's which on the unesco protection were destroyed. it was a traumatizing time for the residence. ibrahim brings us to the famous library, where tens of thousands of valuable manuscripts were removed for safe keeping. just before the extremists took control. ah, we called this door al calhoun gumbo. it's found only in tim book 2 and came from your men. each part of this decoration has a meaning. this is the work of a family manuscript library which is unfortunately empty. because during the crisis of 2012 to 2013, all manuscripts was secretly taken tobacco to protect them. next, we wanted to arguably tim, back to his most famous landmark, a holy grail for islamic scholars over the century. here we are at the sanctuary

mosque. the 1st university in africa, south of the sahara, they used to be 25000 students from all over the world, yet it's classified as a world cultural heritage site by unesco. this is where we celebrate the birth of the prophet muhammad. after escaping the press of mid day heat, the locals resurface in the evening. and today there's a big event. for the 1st time since the 2012 crisis, a camera race is taking place in tim back to it's not just the competition. the race is a symbol of building social cohesion between the communities around him. back to the cool evening breeze brings a party atmosphere to the annual fixture of timber, to the live together festival. here in the shadow of the cities, flame of peace, monument, torak and song high people, me to dance and perform music in cultural exchange. but of course, the party gets really going as the night falls. when molly and artists gather to

show of the country is famous music talent from desert, clues to slam poetry performed by abraham hon, donnie pig. you don't know what you got, my god. what did janelle go? now? we are at the live together festival. it's a party that brings together the festival goers of molly for peace and social cohesion. and that to all brings this weeks show to an end. now in the words of the famous port dr. maya angelou. everything in the universe has a reef him, everything, dances. today's show was about how young people are using that he put with him to speak up on issues affecting them such as politics. because well, words fail, music speaks. if you have enjoyed the show, then you don't wanna miss out on some more great content from the 77 percent p. s.

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