Decidedly political, musically independent, humanly upright \u2013 Didier Awadi<\/b>, the pioneer and star of Senegalese and West African Hip Hop<\/b> will make you both dance and think. Accompanied by one Senegal\u2019s best live bands, he will be presenting his new album \u201cMa R\u00e9volution\u201d<\/b> at Berlin\u2019s Bohannon Club<\/b> \u2013 a great mix of Hip Hop, West African melodies and Reggae. Faithful to his role models Patrice Lumumba, Malcolm X and Thomas Sankara, he in his raps condemns neocolonialism and the exploitation of Africa and gives a voice to West Africa\u2019s youth, the \u201cConscious Generation\u201d<\/b>. After the concert DJ Omso <\/b>and others invite you to continue the party. Presented by AfricAvenir and Sunugaal as part of the Tabaski-Celebrations (Islamic sacrifice feast). nBorn in Dakar 1969, Rapper, DJ and producer Didier Awadi is one of the pioneers of the Senegalese and West African Hip Hop movement. After his first band, \u201cDidier Awadi\u2019s Syndicate\u201d, he founded together with Amadou Barry, alias Doug-E-Tee, the internationally acclaimed \u201cPositive Black Soul\u201d (PBS)<\/b> in 1989 and released, in 1994, the album \u201cBoul Faal\u00e9\u201d \u2013 a worldwide success. In his so far four solo albums, \u201cKaddu gor\u201d (Word of Honour, 2001), \u201cUn autre monde est possible\u201d (A different world is possible, 2005), \u201cSunugaal\u201d (\u201cOur Boat\/Pirogue\u201d 2006) and \u201cPr\u00e9sidents d\u2019Afrique\u201d (2010), he reflects on Pan-Africanism, takes a clear stand against neocolonialism and the exploitation of Africa<\/b> and recalls the great personalities of Africa\u2019s independence movements. Again and again, he takes a stand on important, urging topics<\/b> like in his song \u201cOn ne signe pas\u201d (We Won\u2019t Sign) against the EU free-trade-agreement with Africa (EPA) or in \u201cJ\u2019accuse\u201d (I Accuse), a clear statement against US imperialism in the world. nHis most recent album \u201eMa R\u00e9volution\u201d (International Release in September 2013) once more testifies of his political engagement capturing the popular discontent on the African continent<\/b>. In the hit single \u201cCoup d\u2019\u00c9tat D\u00e9mocratique\u201d (Democratic Coup) he elaborates on the \u201ccivil\u201d coups, often legitimized by electoral fraud or changes to the constitution, which have sadly become very common in the region during the last years. In \u201cG\u00e9n\u00e9ration Consciente\u201d (Conscious Generation) he expresses his discontent with the military actions of the NATO or France<\/b> in Ivory Coast and Libya by the means of \u201cstaged\u201d or instrumentalized rebellions and exposes in \u201cCe qu\u2019ils disent\u201d (What they Say) the hypocritical discourses on development cooperation<\/b> of the so-called international community .n\u201eMa R\u00e9volution\u201c is also a musical journey to new horizons, e.g. the inclusion of Reggae<\/b> in several songs. Standing out is the cooperation with Tyronne Downie, pianist of Bob Marley\u2019s Wailers. His musical openness is equally confirmed by several encounters with artists of diverse musical backgrounds like Wyclef Jean of the Fugees, Doug E. Tee of PBS, Mary Ndiaye (Sweden), Hyde (Canada) ,Viviane Ndour or Bakhaw of DA BRAINS.nWith elements of hardcore rap, Dirty South, acoustic music and Mbalax the album is of great maturity, musically rich, thoroughly written as always and full of subtleties. Awadi himself described it as his best work in the past years<\/b>. He emphasizes that his goal is to make this album a classic of the \u201cConscious Generation\u201d: \u201cThe challenge is to make you dance while simultaneously giving you an impulse for reflection and to make you think.\u201d<\/i>nAftershow party with DJ Osmo and others!nDidier Awadi & Band
Political Hip Hop from West Africa
Friday, 18 October 2013, 9pm<\/b>nTickets at all known booking offices or
directly at Soultrade_Recordstore, Sanderstr. 29, 12047 Berlin<\/b>nOnline at: <\/b>http:\/\/www.koka36.de\/didier%20awadi%20%26%20band_ticket_55506.html<\/link>Advance Booking: 12 \u20ac at Soultrade \/ 13,70 \u20ac online at KOKA36<\/b>
Box Office: 15 \u20ac<\/b>nFacebook Event: <\/b>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/181226202059491\/<\/link> nBohannon Dirckensenstr. 40, 10178 Berlin
5 minutes walking from S\/U Hackeschermarkt (S5, S7, S9) or
S\/U Alexanderplatz (U2, U8, S3, S5, S7, S9)<\/b>nThe event is jointly organized by AfricAvenir International e.V. and Sunugaal e.V. and takes place in the frame of the Tabaski-celebrations (Islamic sacrifice feast). nWith kind support of the Senate Chancellery of the City of Berlin and the Office for Cultural Affairs of the City of Munich.nPresented by [030] MAGAZIN BERLIN, radio multicult.fm, Rap2soul.de – Black Music Portal, Peli One FM.<\/i><\/p>\n
In Cooperation with Bohannon, Plan\u00e8te M\u00e9tis, dem Club der Freunde von RFI, Berlin Poche, Exberliner, AK Panafrikanismus, Afroport, Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland (ISD), Afro Heat und Bureau Export \u2013 french-music.org.<\/i>nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Awadimusic\/videos<\/link> nAwadi will also play in Munich on the 19.10.2013 in the framework of the 4th Pan Africanism Congress Munich. See: http:\/\/www.muffatwerk.de\/de\/events\/view\/1259<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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