FESTIVAL NEWS
November 5 - 7: Hip-Hop in Senegal Filmmakers celebrate African Underground/Obama Victory Tour with a weekend of screenings
Award winning 2008 Media That Matters Film Hip-Hop in Senegal, the first in a seven-part series documentary African Underground: Democracy in Dakar, documenting the influence of the underground Hip-Hop scene on politics in Senegal, celebrated Obama's presidential election with a weekend screenings extravaganza. Director Ben Herson, along with his record label/production company Nomadic Wax, presented the documentary on November 5th
at the "Global hip hop comes to Brandeis!" concert as part of the Louis Louis 2008 festival. Another screening was held November 6th at Marian Court College followed by a discussion panel. And finally, a screening at the First Friday's event at the Bronx Museum on November 7th followed by a panel discussion with filmmakers and African artists and a live music performance by African Underground All Stars - the world's premier African GLOBAL HIP-HOP group featuring MCs from Africa and the Diaspora.
*A blurb about the documentary from the Nomadic Wax website:
African Underground: Democracy in Dakar is a groundbreaking documentary film about hip-hop youth and politics in Dakar Senegal. The film follows rappers, DJs, journalists, professors and people on the street at the time before during and after the controversial 2007 presidential election in Senegal and examines hip-hop's role on the political process. Originally shot as a seven part documentary mini-series released via the internet - the documentary bridges the gap between hip-hop activism, video journalism and documentary film and explores the role of youth and musical activism on the political process
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