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prevention. He is then joined on stage by Simon, Fou Malade, Tigrim Bi, Wa Keur Gui, Syndikate 21, 5Kiem
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where he grew up, Matador tried to organise a huge concert with many
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Senegalese government corruption and thievery, Wa BMG 44 tours throughout Europe slowly building a name for itself inside the wider underground hip hop community. In 2002, during a trip organised in
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Senegalese population. âCatastropheâ is a song which was recorded over a beat by AfricanHipHop radio DJ Threesixty.
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made his first steps in Hip Hop in 1984 as a dancer ; he was then 12 years old. It is only in 1992, that
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