Lexxus Légal
Hip hop as a weapon
Tactic talk by Lexxus Légal (CGO)
Discussion
Dates
22.9.2012
Details
20.30-21.00
Location
Camp: White Box
Graz
Series
Truth is concrete
Traditionally, music in ex-Zaire avoided any political topic in fear of repression. The apparition of hip hop in the 1990s, with its very direct texts, disturbed the artistic scene, as well as the state and the (state-won) media. In 2004, the new regime even forbade the diffusion of hip hop through any media. Yet it still affects people’s opinions. Lexxus Légal uses hip hop as a political weapon, e.g. with the project “Tosolola Sida” (“Let‘s talk about AIDS”): a mobile discussion and medical platform, acting in suburbs and villages and mobilising people through hip hop calls.
Mitwirkende / Mitwirkender: Lexxus Légal
Retrospective
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