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Keur Gui - No Slacktivism (Senegal)

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From Kaolack, Senegal KEUR-GUI Crew; Kilifeu a.k.a. Kalachnikov, Thiat a.k.a. Mass 36 and DJ Gath are known as one of the most visible and socially engaged rap groups on the hip hop scene in Africa today. At the age of 17 Kilifeu and Thiat were beaten and arrested due to their lyrical content, of one their songs spoke out against the mayor of Kaolack. In 2000, their first album was censored by the socialist regime in Senegal. It was the first time a hip hop album had ever been censored in the region. After the release of their album in 2002, the group became widely known in Senegal as being committed to addressing social and political issues. They continued to act as social commentators as they tackled head on the interconnection between religion and politics in Senegal. In 2008, KEUR-GUI released with Our idiots Complaints, a French pun of “Condolences” (Nos Connes Doléances), an album that sought to both entertain and educate. In 2011, the band became founding members of Y’en a Marre, a world recognized youth movement led by rappers and journalists formed to contest the attempted coup d’état of the Senegalese constitution by then president Abdoulaye Wade.

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An album of powerful revolutionary and political music produced by artists from across the globe, to be digitally released via Bandcamp on Monday 14 October 2013.

A collaborative project between four independent international grassroots music organizations; Un-Convention (UK), Nomadic Wax (USA), Fora Do Eixo (Brasil) and Tiuna El Fuerte (Venezuela).

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