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Yes We Can-Songs About Leaving Africa

Interpreter: Various Artists
Label: Out Here
Location: Various

A variety of African rappers discuss their eternal desire for a better life. They want to get out but the 'developed' world doesn't want them in, and many fail to surmount the formidable obstacles erected, both bureacratic and natural. Various strategies and approaches are discussed here, with a remarkable level of humour, given the realities.

MG/28.06.2010