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Guinea: Djanii Alfa, the pro-democracy rapper who wants to raise awareness
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Guinean rapper Djanii Alfa.
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By: Matthias Raynal Follow
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A militant rapper, Djanii Alfa fought against the excesses of the Alpha Condé regime.
In his texts, he denounced the repression, called on the president to give up his third term.
Eight months after the fall of the former head of state, Djanii Alfa is embarking on a new tour which should take him to Dakar on May 28, Gambia from June 4 to 5 and France on July 16 for a concert at the Bataclan in Paris.
The artist is still just as committed to the success of the transition now.
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From our correspondent in Conakry,
His activism earned him a two-year exile.
On September 18, 2021,
Djanii Alfa
can finally return home.
His fans are in fusion.
With his fifth album titled
Chef Rebel
, released in January, the rapper remains true to himself.
"
For me, rap remains an artistic discourse on current events
", assures Djanii Alfa.
“
My inspiration comes from seeing and experiencing.
When I go on an artistic retreat, that's what I try to write and turn into music
.
»
He always applies the same strategy: “
In general, music is something that is done only for entertainment.
So if I know you like to dance, I'll try my best to give you a sound with melody, with a good dance rhythm, so I'm in your
mood
.
You may be going to let your guard down and behind I give you the subject I want to discuss
.
»
The double face of Djanii Alfa
There is the Djanii Alfa, side A, with festive titles like
Red Light
.
The Djanii Alfa, side B, is protesting as on the song
Same thing
.
The evolution of the transition in Guinea worries him.
He denounces recycling.
Keeping former officials of the Alpha Condé regime in business.
Djanii Alfa explains:
The CNRD and all that are not our enemies.
That's precisely why we have to tell them that the people around them today are the people who said “Dadis must stay”.
Dadis ended up taking a bullet to the head.
The people around them today are the ones who told Alpha Condé.
“The third term will happen.
If it's not you, it's nobody.”
In March, he joined the national coordination of the FNDC to continue the fight for democracy in his country.
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