Soirée Dakblow Le 30 AVRIL au Cabana Club de la Patte D’oie !

The Evening Dakblow April 30 at the Cabana Club Paw goose!

To all DAKBLOWEURS and DAKBLOWEUSES!

OPENING OF REGISTRATION FOR THE BATTLE DAKBLOW!

APRIL 30, 2010, the event organized by the DREAMPROD Cabana Club Paw Goose

entries for the DAKBLOW BATTLE will open!

There will be guest stars: J DAARA FAMILY – GASTON – GAP – QUEEN BIZ – SUPREME …

and much more!

The First 30 registered groups will be selected to compete,

and the winner will have a complete production BATTLE

For the conditions of registration, contact 774134072 or senestyle@gmail.Com

DAKBLOW! We take Hip Hop to The Real Level

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A tous les DAKBLOWEURS et DAKBLOWEUSES !!!

OUVERTURE DES INSCRIPTIONS POUR LE DAKBLOW BATTLE !!!

LE 30 AVRIL 2010, à la soirée organisée par DREAMPROD au Cabana Club de la Patte D’Oie,

les inscriptions pour le DAKBLOW BATTLE seront ouvertes !

Il y aura en guest stars : DAARA J FAMILY – GASTON – GAP – QUEEN BIZ – SUPREME…

et beaucoup d’autres !

Les 30 Premiers groupes inscrits seront retenu pour compétir

et le gagnant du BATTLE aura une production complète

Pour les conditions d’inscription, contacter le 774134072 ou senestyle@gmail.Com

DAKBLOW ! We take Hip Hop to the Real Level

Fela Kuti – Teacher Don’t Teach Me No Nonsense

Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938–2 August 1997), or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti

Sen Kumpe – “Gnoune Gnoy”

The name of this group, Sen Kumpe, means “The Mystery“. I have no clue what “Gnoune Gnoy” means! haha…

Makhtar Kagoulard ft Meta Krazy – Njangoum Senegal

Thanks to www.hiphopsenegal.com for this video.

From what I can gather from some of the images and from the little bit of English in the chorus this video is at least partially about the freedom of Senegal from French colonialism.

Learn more about Senegal’s independence.

Know Yourself – Wa Keur Gui

I find it amazing that a lot of these MC’s will spit whole verses in English without any formal education in the language…not to say that some of them don’t learn English in school but many of them don’t.

The name of this group, “Wa Keur Gui“, means “people of the house” which is how they say “family” in Wolof, so this group is “The Family“.

Check out this article: Many Lessons- Hiphop – Islam – West Africa

Nix – Le Reve Africain “The African Dream” (MLK homage)

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Going to be in Senegal in February?

BIG CITY BATTLE 2010 Edition

Every Sunday
From February 28th to May 2nd
At the swimming stadium in Dakar

to REGISTER
77 375 77 66 or 77 726 21 46
Registration Deadline: January 31

If you’re dynamic, creative, acrobatic, you got the flow and you love suspense
then sign up now to the largest battle in Dakar.

Battles:
Breakdance, Dancehall, Reggaeton, Rollerblading, Basketball, Freestyle Rap.

+ 2 DJ’s to ignite the dance floor.

Yes, Africa got B-Boys too.

 

Many Senegalese can’t afford more than one pair of shoes (some can’t even afford that) so they break in flip-flops or barefoot so they don’t scuff their kicks…now that’s gangster. Shit, I can’t even go to the bathroom without house shoes!

These videos feature the B-Boy crews ‘Soul, Body, Ground‘, Prostyle & Galsen Methodz
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They got B-Boys in Nigeria and South Africa too…oh, and who can resist Mapouka? 

Gorilla King; Tha Verbal Assasin

This video is actually from Gambia, a little country that is bordered by Senegal on 3 sides. Gambians and Senegalese share some common ethnicities and languages. However, unlike the Senegalese who were colonized by the French, the Gambians were colonized by the British so they are natural English speakers.

Kunta Kinte from “Roots” was from the Gambia.

Her Name is Sister Fa…

These videos feature Sister Fa, a very popular female MC in Senegal. The 2nd & 3rd videos are 2 different visual depictions of the same song. The track is called “Milyamba” and it is about the hardships of women in the countryside of Senegal who have a hard life compared to many of the women in the big cities. The last video is about the positive impact of HipHop on society.

Check out these female beatboxers in Germany.

While we’re at it check out one of the sickest MC’s, female or otherwise, to grab the mic in awhile…TIYE PHOENIX.