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September 23-26: Harlem Premiere of Democracy in Dakar: Four Screenings in Harlem NY at 7PM
MTM8’s short African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal was an excerpt from a longer piece entitled African Underground: Democracy in Dakar. The Harlem premiere is this week Make sure you catch it and support some of the hardest working filmmakers we have seen yet!
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
Wednesday to Saturday - September 23 to 26
7:00pm - 9:00pm
MAYSLES CINEMA
343 Malcolm X Blvd / Lenox Ave
New York City
Good luck guys!
Published on September 23, 2009
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