songlines magazine, april 2012
Voices of the people
Riots, rallies and revolution. Welcome to Dakar. With Youssou N'Dour's presidential bid now over, Rose Skelton exposes the hip-hop artists who will stop at nothing to overturn the political justices that now plague Senegal. MORE
Songlines magazine, october 2009
Backpage from guinea bissau
Bissau Guinean hip-hop stars a re singing out about the recent political assassinations. MORE
songlines magazine, november 2008
Backpage from lagos
Nigeria's sprawling capital is oil rich, yet plunged into frequent darkness by power cuts. Rose Skelton meets the musicians speaking out against the status quo. MORE
songlines magazine, July 2008
Backpage from Dakar
'Senegalese Rap is Dead: Long Live Senegalese Rap.' Rose Skelton reports from Dakar on the changes afoot in the local hip-hop scene. MORE
reuters, 1 August 2005
Rap artists spearhead Senegal's quest for change
Faada Freddy has a message for Senegal's leaders: if they don't keep their promises they can expect a tightly rhymed tongue-lashing from his fellow rappers.