Hip Hop Burkinabé (Burkina Faso Mini-Doc)

In 2009, Nomadic Wax took a trip to the dusty capitol city of all things moped-related... Oh wait, I meant to say Ouagadougou, the capitol city of the small West African country Burkina Faso. A tiny, but vibrant little city, Ouagadougou immediately captured my imagination. From the scooter traffic jams, to the long history of African Arts (especially Film, see FESPACO), it was truly a pleasure for us to be there. We were screening our film Democracy in Dakar at the Waga Hip Hop Festival, a truly unique annual music event celebrating African Hip Hop at its finest. Not only is Burkina Faso able to bring in some of the best and most innovative acts from around the continent, but the country also boasts one of the best Hip Hop scenes I have seen anywhere. So we made this short little piece, hoping to create some sore of small little window for the rest of the world into this amazing place.

*Special Thanks to all the artists who contributed their time to this piece and who welcomed us into their homes. And especially to everyone involved in the Waga Hip Hop Festival!

Credits:
dp/editor... magee mcilvaine
fixers... mathurin soubéiga, renaud lioult, & baz
translation... magee mcilvaine, rose hackman, mathurin soubéiga, renaud lioult
featuring... tim winsey, faso kombat, el primo, poetes fyziks, simon winsey, malto, yeleen, mass l'amer, obc, konkret 53, d oud la paix, golgo 13, obscur jaffar, smockey, and georges kabore

Category:

Music

Tags:

• burkinafaso
• ouagadougou
• waga
• hip
• hop
• rap
• music
• hiphop
• world
• africa
• underground
• yeleen
• fasokombat
• nomadicwax
• obc
• golgo13
• artmelody
• elprimo
• obsurjaffar
• smockey
• kora
• african
• francophone
• french
• freestyle
• festival
• concert
• live
• traditional

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