And thats how we do it on the 77 percent. Sure. This is what we tackle the important issues affecting the lives of africas youth. When you come, laura and its my pleasure to have you here. This weeks episode is all about the power of music vehicle that is spelled out to slime, use against policy as full in flight. That julian legislative tween dropped dual p square. Tell the district, but just startled and revisit the engine safety vip in the sahara. The let me take you over to the dump via with wrapping legend and political icons to that is talks to fellow musicians about what makes music so powerful. The various musicians gave us that perspective on the importance of people and politics and the how it empowers the youth and god bins in general, peace and love everybody. My name is kind of a rap why and human rights activist from the gap here west africa as gambia from a context has been given, include a few years of dictatorship under the agenda region. Yeah, jim is we do restrictive autism, media and people from speaking up in general, our disposal facing major risk of being arrested for kids or face in excel such as i did. And today were going to go around and seeing what the cost of part is off when it comes to hip hop rap music. And its affiliation with politics. If you already, lets go the thinking, well, let him look for inviting us. Whats your take on hip hop and politics mean and flat point it takes is the body backbone of people always say, wow, i always say thats, thats very interesting. Because in gambia you see that a lot of the office feel like they should not be associated because one is probably bad for the image or its not perceived well by the people what kind of work. But it takes it all work, but it takes, you know, what are your thoughts . So what are your rights . When you have to Say Something that goes out to people who dont look into the eyes and you just get them hit nothing. Youre gonna say true. So what are they like it on the proof . Read somebody like me speaks it out. Not comfortable with his stocks. So im not a type of person that to go with that kind of different things. My brother is probably be easy as somebody who has been able to people whats, whats going on. The topic of hip hop being affiliated with politics, the music, and what was the news to the expression decent and a great political activism. Were seeing the likes of a lot of money dont let on and all that. And when it comes to going to be a lot of case with 400. 00 on the phone for work. So you get this done by you, professor that we come in. Hopefully i can do the same to even try again to reconnect but then. But then i think, i mean dont really understand that the concept of the artist speaking out for them. And i think most guardians know people that work on the government and all that. So when you speak out against me, they took a personal thing. Sometimes i feel like i just know going out the door. I know, but theres not a lot that is a problem that ticket personally know going to think like youre speaking to them. When that is not that youre speaking for them, think it is our responsibility to always speak out for the people even if they dont want to. Even if they dont want you to do that for them yet. And i think its our responsibility to do so. Yeah, we had a beautiful states of cooling around to send a gap via forest area. And thank you so much for inviting this linda. Whats your thoughts on this particular topic . I dont say its like a bad thing being a musician at the same time doing pick music. Because for me, im like politic and music goes to get me. As we musicians, we have the voice. They give us the voice to just spit out. And once you know that local conditions can do, yeah. So for us, we are here for the population here for the voice less. And were here from the news and so empower people. Im supposed to be as an artist that does a lot of social songs, especially in the advocacy for the empowerment of women in the gambia. Like whats havent been to tell them just politically that to see has been him doing what to do. Its another channel fight and another journey because youve been a woman and the musician people ive been like. Okay. So kind of a musician, a womans place is in the kitchen house, having the kids and taken care of your husband and stuff like that. But clean emission and being a woman, i think is more powerful than anything since that were in so called democracy. Do you really believe that that can change with women like you could have the confidence to speak up without no fear . Of course, of course it can change a lot because we, we escape yeah, to spit out some people waste cant to say what is in their hearts and lets just do everything piece funding and try. So just come together. So, so whats the say . So wasnt a to thank you for having a really, really appreciate it. Thank you. It is now some people may be afraid to speak out, but this show is where we young people speak out with old fia all favor. And we are about to meet you and have a young person doing exactly set for music set of goals. Roxanne has a new kid on the block, easy, crazy, has broken through and is leading the charge of women, drop us in west africa, take a look. Its so hot to night and saw the coastal town you sent. A goal is capital dot com and wrapping youd be crazy is putting up the stage. Its been a long road to this breakthrough for one of sending goals. Few female rapids the Assembly Never had the courage to become a rep as a woman. The stereotype was a female rep is where a woman who dressed like men, what genes that smoked, blah, blah, blah. We were marginalized massey and that is a crazy, has been on the center calls reps seen for 10 years. And rap is her passion to work and life music and everything to me. I gave up everything for 92nd e v crazies 1st album, explore self confidence and equality incentive goals. Male dominated rep seen while i put in my 1st generic is a smoke you and all your m. C. Basically when i arrive, ive take no prisoners, a play for keeps and my own destiny. Ill de thrown everyone. So youve seen the past due to music, runs deep and her family easy. Crazy remembers how she started writing lyrics and wrapping with her brother, one that we use boxes and bottles to lay down beats. After that, i wanted to wrap my brother to you see the name, but my dad could not accept it. He let my brother app because he was a boy to get for sale to, despite the misgivings even kept passage and off to school wrapping became her career. But the move took its toll. Her marriage fell apart when her in laws couldnt accept her profession. And the trappings that came with it to see the family was very religious and it just wasnt a great fit with my music career. It wasnt just my in laws is of my own family objected to the music. Like this. Every wakeful super easy crazies, bars and rhymes, also tackle environmental pollution and politics. Partly because senegalese rapids see themselves as the voice of the masses. This includes singing local languages like 1 of july for monday and get whenever theres a problem people off, we are the options the suppose to sing about big issues so that everyone knows about them. Not every senegalese went to school and so dont necessarily speak french. Oh, news and world events are covered in french, and many are left uninformed to go to more useful power cool festival. The easy, crazy has found her place and sent a goals, music scene, and the respect of appears. And shes here to stay. Mila all or not today we female rep is, are not treated as an audit inefficient because they are more of us. I think the next generation will be even more at home and the rep c and i so a, so i live on a game bang be may been, they loudly simpler. Dont month them up with a 5 on the less they walked so that the young generation can run. Im talking about peace square. The heat may goes from nigeria that and for the young people, all of africa with heats like shop my money. The popes does, whos falls many, many young people move over the bottom floor. This cars but brought together many couples. I mean, these men made young men less shy because they know the lines by hot to the peace. Quit is on the 77 percent. We met in a jury and he put dual on the tool in germany. They tell us how important it is to be vocal when he comes to politics in the country. The tools will speak about how music plays a role in empowering the youth. Let them into the stage the theyve been back together for a while now and but today we have them here on dw, the 77 percent. So hi guys, how you doing . Good. Thank you. I for the size of the home. Are you guys doing now guys elections just over a major . Yeah, you were so full calls about young the germans and getting their voice to id and making use of it was so important for you. Um, personally for me i will tell you guys that the, um, the contracts im going to a lot and be part of the people i grew up to 90 and the so 5 to 9 jewel system. And so how you just look back, i would start doing a set of lights or tell your kids going to buy or kids are going to pump. The same thing was to tell you now if it is going to difficult everybody and you dont want to leave and, and you guys want to send them to call and check by stop by minutes just and were just wants to leave because a bond Health Condition and their system is not food, the economy is bad and allowed to supplement the contract. So everybody is most drivers who we are the ones that trouble us. And according to what we see, we knew what the country is lacking. And im not saying this politicians dont travel under the seat, but somehow thats what they called them using pull, but as a way. And these are published as a we point, thats what went in by election comes. Its all about bringing the money to buy a volt to buy people. So were not charging light into people, not doing a move. You guys actually missing a lot. It doesnt losing a lot. We need to to, to change when the, some with something new. I think, but let me just say without them the old system. Mm hm. So limited was it why were, we become very welcome africa to as on african mostly in june, still attend, and the government is not supporting the biggest in the world right now. For pete, or the big pin in june became known as what youre our music of coal vod to the government. That the image of a politician back of our government know before when we travel up, were traveling around with tony. When people see us before you actually we have you. What are you from africa . Britain . Africa, africa. Well, no. Im proud to sit and enjoy bet. Pressing that. Think about. Im sure if you, if you count top 15 musicians in africa, they have insurance for that. We have to be vocal of tied up what youre enjoying our music, but something is wrong. Theres nobody there like all the same bad things about going to some because some people might not like it, but we have to speak me. Now when was pick the outside world . The listen. Well, these guys are good, but look at a do, but theres a look at it. Always it them, industry have done better than the government buckle . Yes. How to do that . I mean those people, but we will pick it a little bit out of pull, but someone i me, i dont know how many stops i have. I know im in on to large. I put a 100 stuff down to the state. 100. The get paid for me. I didnt make money from the government. And thats the only investor. I dont have a one to government guys want me to put down, so ill leave it. Theyre going to view on it. Yeah, so we have to do vocal. We have, i mean your cell phones will look at it or say listen, if we dont speak now, my kids are going to ask me a question that see this big then. So what did you do . So now with that thing that my son is good on my stuff thats going to ask me. So weve done that, im, im, were proud to, to be among those with which you know, name in the history that this guy swell vocal irrespective of high tones off. Now, um the griffin up to one said, music must a. We can people to do their duty as it is, is in it. Do you agree with that thing called up . Was there because the future, what is happening america to is like everything from us since the past is one is happening today right now. Still dont feel equity, was it for us to record . And wed speck in the d. You with only 16 to 2 a few when he died. How did it influence you with his music but also with his activities . It okay, how say, oh i know him better. Well go to risk but, but that wasnt a fun. So hes music probably better than listening to it. Like 10 years ago. Not when i was like 1678. So i said in the seventys, because i, thats what i said, i get it in life and what is happening in the water for the traveling out. I realize that which i took the suit on july richard, in this country, what is going on . Why will not been good . You will not have been good to um, you know, good health system. I know that. So i started listening to them and he has been speaking difficult platform but well maybe people neglected. So im sure thats what i said. Our kids are going to ask us questions. What do we do . So we dont actually that, you know, music. Wilka the last. Its more major. Yeah. But youve been full house of representatives to me and maybe some days. Would we see any of you running for office or maybe president read you. I dont want i, i was there to say for me, personality. Sometimes people need to understand is not because youre popular. Did you want to jump into your yeah, you can do the job because i think politics. How do you do you . How is dotie you heart . A lot of people are disappointed. Dont know people. People can never be satisfied and it may be, i dont know before not i think its out of my system because im moving at, i wish where it says you just woke up one day and say, you know what, the country with sony. How do i just fix it . Yeah. You know, that goes to thats what im expecting. Goes out, is campaigning, pregnancies, these and that and like what is up and then you will just one is change just to be the level beauty meant you dont just be were just the dont imagine the security and what it does is security does everything but didnt die here, somebodys door was cold and i so think the on, on is being called next 3 days the free the business. Okay. Because it is a part of the morning like really. And if that was meant for room, someone, it was move for the roots on the route, they didnt do it, the people died towards it up. It should be, should be in jail. I think going to probably about 2 months. So i said its been like more like the visit policy stay, it could has been in existence. Right . No one is, no one has to be held accountable. Say you did this, your costs. So what to do is, is it party to defend that jetpack today, and im sorry we havent mitchell one which im product. Page 2 would talk to you before you commit to crime the country about enjoying these parts include this part to lean party to be okay. Yeah, theres been a thats what actually happened. Yeah, thats what was it happened. So this period, what we say these to say uh we uh, 4 people know whom to think the new part to coordinate both of them and they make us live up up to 7 different, i would say. Now let me say so this, this, this patsy came to that just for potential, you know, room, okay, the mind is wonderful present. So show me the president , look at what is happening now. So we love it for the fact that weve, cuz like i said today, ship my chest, i say i was among this river we, we are a monkey and they pulled out poor people, listen enough is enough, is getting done. Were doing it right away. The from the nigerians that we head over to west africas legendary city kimball to the city was rocked by jihad is violence in 2012 novel. The city visited for centuries buys callers, and travelers is reawakening and young people are right in the middle of this awakening. My name is ibrahim johan, done. Im a slam artist and poet. My stage name is i be the poet. Were in to book to where i was born and grew up. Come with my invite you to discover to book to the mysterious city timber to as one of africas oldest cities and has the legendary place and the imagination of travelers worldwide. For centuries, timble to has been the destination programs scholars travelers and traders. Crossing this, a hard visit 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 move to home. Abraham shows us the mosque, jean gary bear, one of the cities, many eye clinic buildings the here we are at the great jink or a bare mosque. Its an important symbol of islam built between 132513375 conquered mussa. On his return from his pilgrimage to mecca, when he came back with a great architect, we paid in gold. Every year we come here to plus to the place to prevent degradation, and we have done this for generations. Its 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 jihad is occupied to move to for several months. Buildings and most williams, which are under unesco protection, were destroyed. It was a traumatizing time for the residents. Abraham brings us to the famous library, with tens of thousands of valuable manuscripts, were lose for safe keeping. Just before the extreme us to control the, we call the store outcome gumble. Its found only in tim book 2 and came from human. Each part of this declaration has a meaning. This is the work of a family manuscript library, which is unfortunate the empty because during the crisis of 2012 to 2013, all manuscripts was secretly taken to buy my coat to protect them. Mix we wanted to argue, please turn back to his most famous land bach, a holy grail for his lumnick scholars over the century. Here we are and the son, cory moss, the 1st university in africa, south of this, a hara, they used to be 25000 students from all over the world. Here. Its classified as a world cultural heritage. Psych by unesco. This is where we celebrate the birth of the prophet mohammed office gaping, the price of midday heat, the locals recess in the evening. And today, there is a big event for the 1st time since the 2012 crisis, a camel raise has taken place in 10 back to its not just a competition. The race is a symbol of Building Social cohesion between the communities around tim, back to the cool evening breeze brings a potties skia to the annual fixture of 10. But the live together festival. Here in the shadow of the cities flame of Peace Monument to our rec and some high people meet 2 dogs and perform music in cultural exchange. But of course, the party gets really going. As a night falls, we marion artists gather to show the countries famous music tenant. From david please. To slam poetry performed by abraham hon. Dining. What do you look up . What is it you need to go now . We are at the live together festival. Its a party that brings together the festival. Go was of molly for peace and social cohesion yet. And that tool brings this week show to an end. Now in the woods of the famous port dr. Maya angelou. Everything in the universe has a roofing. Everything done, since todays 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, was fail. Music speaks. If you have enjoyed the show, then you dont want to miss out on some more great content from the 77 percent. 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