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Togolese hip-hop
Togo has very diverse and rich traditions in music and dance, which is in part reflected by Togo's regional hip hop scene. Hip-hop togo is the style of Old school hip hop of America mixing with the traditional music of Togo.
Although hip hop was already present in west Africa as early as 1985, it wasn’t until 1990 that the movement reached Togo. Before graffiti, MCing, DJing, and beatboxing, it was breakdance that was first introduced to Togo's capital, Lomé, by Bizzar MC and Wy-Kiki. It became so popular in local clubs that even a school of breakdance was established. Eric MC, who was inspired by his experience with hip hop in Ivory Coast, created a dance group as well.
Togolese hip hop music began with the pioneering group "Black Syndicate", which consisted of O. Below and Y. More from Lomé. Most Togolese hip hop artists are students from high schools or universities. The world of Togolese hip hop may be narrowed down according to each artist's style of music. Some hip-hop artists seem to have honed the skill of mixing popular songs made up with rapping beats. The most influential and well-known rapper from Togo is Eric MC a.k.a. The Black Man who won the Togo Hip Hop Awards twice with his debut album Adjamofo.
Some Togolese hip hop contains influences from soul music. Such music has beats that are more soft and lyrics that talk about love and hope. As an example, one can site the music of WEDY, who changed the image of Togolese hip hop.
The first advancement for hip hops recognition in Togo happened in 1992 when MC Solaar performed in concert at the Palais des Congrès de Lomé. Force One Posse, the first official Togolese rap group, performed the opening act along with Eric MC, Wy-Kiki, Sino, Ali-Jezz, MC Creator, and Bad Boy. Eventually, the group released Dagma Vanesa, an album that did not garner public attention because of a lack of financial resources. Other rap groups emerged after the concert, including World Reality. Hip-hop in Togo in the branch of rap start from the pioneer crew Black Syndicat and Dady creator. In the years 2000 some rappers grow up from differents areas in Lomé, we have Hodada from hope's raw records, immortal Adze in the mouvement in adidowood step; Orcyno , Elom 20ce. The rap in Togo kept his position to educate, claim, to set peace in the whole world, that is why most of them are rapping in French, English, and the local languages like Ewe and Kabyè.
Producers and studio managers are very expensive because hip hop is not yet well developed in Togo so infrastructures made for the production of hip hop albums are scarce and not all the artists are able to produce their albums. The most important label in the Togolese hip hop production is the Hope Row record, which controls the majority of the productions. Since the demand for Togolese hip hop music has increased, businessmen found a good way to make profit by facilitating artists to access the infrastructures they need.
Togolese authorities and the minister of culture have not considered Togolese hip hop music as music with a proper cultural identity. But to reward Togolese hip hop artists, authorities established since 2003 a night each year to give them awards, called Togo Hip Hop Awards. Togo Hip Hop Awards festival is an occasion to gather all the Togolese hip hop artists from the North to the South and even those who are abroad. These Awards are considered to reinforce the cooperation and relations among the hip hop artists.
Togolese hip hop has the ability to bring political, social, and economic issues in the society by opening people’s eyes on what is really going on in the country. As it can affect both young and old people, Togolese Hip Hop has both positive and negative aspects on the society and teenagers in particular. Hip hop is no more only a music but has extended to clothing as street fashion, break dance, graffiti, MCing, and DJing.in another way in rap we have some togolese-rap like Elom 20ce who bring the history of the country and education,we have immortal Adze who educate the youth about the evil of the gettho( the using of drugs and acohool), all this is showing the level of investigation in the rap.
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Togolese hip-hop
Togo has very diverse and rich traditions in music and dance, which is in part reflected by Togo's regional hip hop scene. Hip-hop togo is the style of Old school hip hop of America mixing with the traditional music of Togo.
Although hip hop was already present in west Africa as early as 1985, it wasn’t until 1990 that the movement reached Togo. Before graffiti, MCing, DJing, and beatboxing, it was breakdance that was first introduced to Togo's capital, Lomé, by Bizzar MC and Wy-Kiki. It became so popular in local clubs that even a school of breakdance was established. Eric MC, who was inspired by his experience with hip hop in Ivory Coast, created a dance group as well.
Togolese hip hop music began with the pioneering group "Black Syndicate", which consisted of O. Below and Y. More from Lomé. Most Togolese hip hop artists are students from high schools or universities. The world of Togolese hip hop may be narrowed down according to each artist's style of music. Some hip-hop artists seem to have honed the skill of mixing popular songs made up with rapping beats. The most influential and well-known rapper from Togo is Eric MC a.k.a. The Black Man who won the Togo Hip Hop Awards twice with his debut album Adjamofo.
Some Togolese hip hop contains influences from soul music. Such music has beats that are more soft and lyrics that talk about love and hope. As an example, one can site the music of WEDY, who changed the image of Togolese hip hop.
The first advancement for hip hops recognition in Togo happened in 1992 when MC Solaar performed in concert at the Palais des Congrès de Lomé. Force One Posse, the first official Togolese rap group, performed the opening act along with Eric MC, Wy-Kiki, Sino, Ali-Jezz, MC Creator, and Bad Boy. Eventually, the group released Dagma Vanesa, an album that did not garner public attention because of a lack of financial resources. Other rap groups emerged after the concert, including World Reality. Hip-hop in Togo in the branch of rap start from the pioneer crew Black Syndicat and Dady creator. In the years 2000 some rappers grow up from differents areas in Lomé, we have Hodada from hope's raw records, immortal Adze in the mouvement in adidowood step; Orcyno , Elom 20ce. The rap in Togo kept his position to educate, claim, to set peace in the whole world, that is why most of them are rapping in French, English, and the local languages like Ewe and Kabyè.
Producers and studio managers are very expensive because hip hop is not yet well developed in Togo so infrastructures made for the production of hip hop albums are scarce and not all the artists are able to produce their albums. The most important label in the Togolese hip hop production is the Hope Row record, which controls the majority of the productions. Since the demand for Togolese hip hop music has increased, businessmen found a good way to make profit by facilitating artists to access the infrastructures they need.
Togolese authorities and the minister of culture have not considered Togolese hip hop music as music with a proper cultural identity. But to reward Togolese hip hop artists, authorities established since 2003 a night each year to give them awards, called Togo Hip Hop Awards. Togo Hip Hop Awards festival is an occasion to gather all the Togolese hip hop artists from the North to the South and even those who are abroad. These Awards are considered to reinforce the cooperation and relations among the hip hop artists.
Togolese hip hop has the ability to bring political, social, and economic issues in the society by opening people’s eyes on what is really going on in the country. As it can affect both young and old people, Togolese Hip Hop has both positive and negative aspects on the society and teenagers in particular. Hip hop is no more only a music but has extended to clothing as street fashion, break dance, graffiti, MCing, and DJing.in another way in rap we have some togolese-rap like Elom 20ce who bring the history of the country and education,we have immortal Adze who educate the youth about the evil of the gettho( the using of drugs and acohool), all this is showing the level of investigation in the rap.