Nigerien hip hop
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Rap Nigerien is a
, at the end of 1998.Rap Nigerien
Rap Nigerien is a mélange of different languages spoken in
Appearance
Hip hop groups began to appear and perform in Niamey in 1998. The first known Nigerien hip hop album was Lakal Kaney's 2000 "La voix du Ténéré".[2]
Rap Nigerien began to appear in UNICEF cultural center music programmes as bands performed in benefit shows and contests. In August 2004, UNICEF opened its "Scene Ouverte Rap", where 45 new groups entered selections among an informal count of 300 existing groups. Shows took place at Niamey's Jean Rouch Centre Culturel Franco – Nigerien (CCFN) in August 2004.[citation needed]
Current
The CCFN remains a major venue for Nigerien hip hop through 2008, hosting a regular competition series called the "Clash Party".[citation needed]
Many of these first groups are still active, including Tchakey, Kaidan Gaskya, Almamy Koye & WassWong, and Goro G. Diara Z, an Ivorian hip hop artist, was also living in Niamey at the time and was influential in the Niamey rap scene. Other successful groups include Black Daps, Berey Koy, Federal Terminus Clan, Haskey Klan, Kamikaz, Rass Idris, 3STM (Sols, Tataf et Mamoud), PCV (puissance, connaissance et verité) and Metafor.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Vernissae du 2E Album Groupe Wass-Wong. T-Nibon-C: un album très engagé. Mahamadou Diallo "Le Républicain Niger": 4 July 2007.
- ^ Historique du Hip Hop Nigerien, Nigerap 12-04-2004
- Detailed Fofo Magazine - Culture et musique du Niger: popular culture magazine, produced by the "Association culturelle de promotion de la culture nigérienne", focused since the 1990s on Hip-Hop.
- nigerime.com: Portail du Hip-Hop Nigerien
- Niger - Spéciale Hip Hop. Radio France International, 1 June 2006.
- Historique du Hip Hop Nigerien, Nigerap 12-04-2004.
- L’interview du groupe de Rap nigérien MTS Matassa. parcourslemonde.com
- Film: le festival documentaire Visions du Réel en musique Film Vibrations Music: 30 April 2007.
- Et rappe le Niger: Emergence de nombreux groupes. Mélanie Bosquet, Radio France International, Niamey : 26 July 2005.