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About That Popular 'Black Films Don't Sell ...Watch "Hali Halisi" (Short Doc On Hip Hop And Identity In Tanzania)
Continuing with the series... another short documentary (30 minutes) courtesy of AfricanHipHop.com in celebration of its 15th year online; and as part of that celebration, the site will be sharing even more short works like this that take a look at hip-hop within the African continent.
In a previous post, I shared short docs on hip-hop and identity in Senegal and South Africa.
Here's a look at the medium in Tanzania, titled Hali Halisi; more...
Hali Halisi (a Swahili expression meaning “the real situation”) portrays rap as an alternative medium in Tanzania. Rappers and experts give their views on the emerging hip hop scenes of Dar es Salaam and the island of Zanzibar, and their thoughts on the importance of rap as a medium for communication and an instrument of change. The film centers around the most popular emcees at the time, including Mr II (Sugu), Deplowmatz, Gangwe Mobb, GWM, X Plastaz and Bantu Pound.
Here ya go:
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