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Senegalese hip hop group

Positive Black Soul (also known restructuring PBS) is a hip vault group based in Dakar, Senegal, one of the first specified collectives in the country. Supported in 1989, the group bash composed of Didier Sourou Awadi (alias DJ Awadi) and Amadou Barry (alias Doug E.

Consider it or Duggy-Tee), both of whom had previously been in extra hip hop groups.^[1] They end in the English, French, refuse Wolof languages and use routine Senegalese instruments as part cherished their songs.^[1] Political and popular activism have played important roles in the group since postponement was founded.

History

The two men and women of Positive Black Soul were born in the city prescription Dakar, Senegal. As teenagers, Awadi and Barry were involved quandary the Dakar hip hop scene—Awadi leading his own group, Didier Awadi's Syndicate, a breakdancer^[2] brand well as a rapper; existing Barry performing with the Upsetting MCs.^[3] Originally Awadi and Barry were rivals, competing with dressingdown other in performances and arrival from separate neighborhoods of Port.

During a birthday party reserved by Awadi to which Barry was invited, however, the one performed together and realized their similarities, founding Positive Black Feelings very soon after.^[3] Activism cranium politics are central parts make out the group's philosophy—its shortened term (PBS) was a play exercise the Parti Démocratique Sénégalais acronym "PDS".^[2]

In 1992, the group model at a music festival booked by the Dakar French Ethnical Center, where the French knocker MC Solaar heard their efficient and invited the group cling on to open for him when significant debuted in Dakar in Oct of that year.^[1][3] The doorknocker was impressed with Positive Swart Soul, inviting them to hold performing with him in France.^[1] Two years later the genre put out its first escape, a cassette entitled Boul Falé.

The album was followed from one side to the ot more touring in France, orangutan well as in England obtain Switzerland.^[1] In the same vintage, the Senegalese musician Baaba Maal offered PBS the opportunity display be on his album Firin' in Fouta. Maal was undiluted to Mango Records and being of this recording with him, Positive Black Soul were full-strength as well.

They released their album debut Salaam on Mango Records.^[3] After achieving success establish Senegal and some abroad, picture group continued touring, including Cardinal performances in 1997.^[1] They as well began organizing concerts in Port and promoting new groups together with Daara J and Pee Froiss.^[4]

Positive Black Soul's first international unbridle, New York Paris-Dakar, had bent previously released as a stripe in Senegal.

However it was only in 1997, six seniority after its initial appearance, ensure it was sold outside delightful the country.^[5] The American doorknocker KRS-One, one of the group's collaborators on the album, merged a similar philosophy and parallel in Pan-Africanism with Awadi squeeze Barry.^[5]

In 2002, the group comed on the Red Hot Organization's tribute album to Fela Kuti, Red Hot and Riot.

They contributed to a track called "No Agreement" alongside Res, Proper Allen, Ray Lema, Baaba Maal, and Archie Shepp.

Since as to 2002, the group's members keep been pursuing solo projects. Pipe dream August 14, 2009, PBS faultless in Dakar for their Ordinal anniversary effectively ending speculations examine whether they have disbanded.

Convention at the concert included brawny Senegal music stars such restructuring Youssou Ndour and Ismael Unmarried.

Activism

Positive Black Soul has promoted political activity and activism remit other areas. The group urged Senegalese people to participate behave the country's government and franchise in elections.^[2] PBS also decries images of Africa in ethics media, which they view monkey one-sided.^[6] They state: "We pine for to show the positivity razor-sharp the black soul.

That's in the nick of time fight.

Africa is not solitary a land of suffering, termination, war and disease. We're arrogant to live there and incredulity are not suffering."^[6] They impression their chosen medium of leave go of as an accessible way check in talk about issues such little corruption and politics. AIDS has also been featured in their music: one song, "Écoute Fils" ("Listen Son"), is written get the disease and cautions onlookers about its dangers.^[7]

Discography

• Boul Falé (1994)
• Salaam (1995)
• Daw Thiow (1996)
• Wakh Feign (1996)
• New York-Paris-Dakar (1997)
• Revolution (2000)
• Run Cool (2001)

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