Hip hop in Dakar: a photo essay
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Hip hop in Dakar: a photo essay A photo report on rap music and hip hop culture in Senegal's capital now at Africanhiphop.com
In October 2000, Dutch photo journalist Mark Janssen visited Dakar to make a report on the vibrant local hiphop scene for music magazine Oor. His pics were published in the December issue alongside a story.
In the Gallery section of Africanhiphop.com we now present the best photographs from his series in 'super wide' format. Artists from high profile groups such as BMG44 and Yat-Fu are followed at work and home. The photographer used large negatives which captured every detail, as in the picture of a cabin at Sandaga market selling rap tapes.