Beginners Guide to TikTok for Search - Rachel Pearson - We are Tilt __ Bright...
Article Centre for Culture and Development
1. Ejner, og alle de andre på bænken under bøgen i Århus, kunne sidste week-
end opleve en bid af Vestafrika. Der var hårdtslående rappere, eksperimen-
terende billedkunstnere og ambitiøse kulturkøbmænd med store visioner på
programmet under Africa Now og konferencen ’Vestafrikas subkulturer og
frodige festivalscener’.
Af Signe Trier og Nash der for alvor åbner ballet i Musik-
Informationsmedarbejder på Center for husets foyer samme eftermiddag. Her er et
Kultur og Udvikling under Africa Now broget publikum af officielle repræsentanter,
gråsprængte mænd og kvinder, børnefami-
Den spinkle senegaleser fylder ikke meget lier og selvfølgelig unge. Men de formelle
på barstolen, men tag ikke fejl af det. Lige rammer forhindrer ikke de scenevante
nu prøver hun at overtale bartenderen til rapdivaer i at levere budskabet - vi vil selv og
at lade være med at lukke. Klokken er kun kan selv.
elleve lørdag aften og den var altså ikke Når man lytter til filmproduceren Charles
Om Africa Now:
Now’
Festivalen ’Africa
gået i Dakar, pointerer hun med et grin. Hun Igwe fra det nigerianske Nollywood, hører
fra 14. –
deltager sammen med 27 andre vestafrikan- man det samme budskab. Manden må være
fa ndt sted i Århus
ske kunstnere i Africa Now, som knapt to meter høj, og hans ambitioner end- st 2009
19. augu
nuancere
Hensigten var at
skal give danskerne indblik i, hvad nu højere. Han har været med til at forvandle
der rør sig på den vestafrikanske Nollywood til verdens største filmmaskine.
billedet af Afrika ved at
kerne
introducere dans
Omkring kunstscene. Og det er der en hel Opskriften er blandt andet at lade være med
Læs mere: www.
midnat
del, der gør, viser det sig. at kopiere Hollywood og koncentrere sig
for den dynamiske og
rscene
progressive kultu vde
Allerede fredag formiddag om hjemmemarkedet. Og det der sælger er
tager Xuman var der hiphop og pulserende historier om hverdagen i Afrika, produceret rika. CKU ha
i Vestaf
over og det re, bil-
inviteret 28 musike rer,
rytmer til de morgenfriske med af afrikanerne selv.
udvikler sig filmen ’Fang Africa’ om den For resten hedder den rapmundede sene-
ledkunst nere, kurato
min-
festivalledere, fil
til et euforisk populære rapfestival i Burkina galeser i baren N’goné Fall. Hun er kurator
dj-jam
Fasos hovedstad Ouagadougou. og laver udstillinger med afrikanske kunst-
struktør er og teaterfolk til
cku.dk/dccd/cku.
encen
Filmen skildrer en ny generation nere over hele verden. For nylig blev hun
at deltage i konfer rer og
af vestafrikanske unge, som tager kontaktet af det berømte forlag ’Taschen’ der
’Vestaf rikas subkultu
ener’ som
ønsket om en bedre fremtid i egne hæn- udgiver kunstbøger. De ville hyre hende til
frodige festivalsc
der og bruger musikken til at råbe resten at skrive en artikel om afrikansk kunst til en
forløb over tre dage.
i sam-
af samfundet op. Det kunne danske unge kommende udgivelse. En stor anerkendelse
Africa Now blev til er
måske lære noget af, konstaterer en af de ja, men alligevel afslog hun. Honoraret var
arbejd e mellem Cent
ling,
gymnasieelever der blander sig i den efter- simpelthen urimeligt lavt. Beklager, men
for Kultur og Udvik den
nsf/doc/africano
følgende debat. der skal altså mad på bordet, siger hun med
Oplysni ngscenter om
Aarhus
et skuldertræk.
3. verden og Visit
KAN SELV VIL SELV Nu er bartenderen ikke åben for mere
Events .
forhandling. Han skal vist nok videre til en
Det er de to unge kvindelige rappere Priss’K privat fest og har allerede misset den plan- w?OpenDocumen
t
SIDE 40 SIDE 41
SIDE FÜNFZEHN
2. lagte bus. Vi skåler en sidste gang og sætter
kurs mod hotelværelset. Så var der mere
sikhuset. Men så åbner jeg dem igen og får
øje på Charles Igwe. Vi sidder i toget på vej RAP DIVAS AND NOLLYWOOD KINGS
festformat over fredag aften, hvor Priss’K og tilbage til København efter tre intense Afri-
Nash gav en ’rigtig’ koncert i Musikcaféen
sammen med den tårnhøje superstjerne
kadage i Århus. Charles vil gerne lige vise os
resten af den Nigerianske blockbuster film
WEST AFRICA HAS IT ALL
Xuman fra Senegal, der havde været 48 ’Forever’ som vi fik en smagsprøve på dagen
timer undervejs. Det er tilsyneladende ingen før. Den er tre timer lang. Ejner and everybody else sitting on the bench under the beech tree in Århus had the opportunity to experience a touch
hindring for at give den max gas på scenen. Lyden drukner i larmen fra toget, men of West Africa last weekend. Hard hitting rappers, experimental artists and ambitious culture merchants with gran-
Charles Igwe forklarer handlingen under- diose visions were on the programme for Africa Now and for the conference ‘The subcultures and vigorous festival
FRANSKE GLOSER OG DAMPENDE vejs. Vi ser en kvinde, der fortvivlet kaster sig
scenes of West Africa’.
KROPSVÆSKER ned på en sofa. Hendes mand råber ophidset
og bruger store armbevægelser. Hans vrede
skyldes en besked fra lægen om, at hans ko- By Signe Trier sing in French about the respect of women, of men who are too spine-
Der er lavt til loftet i Musikcaféen, men nes sjældne blodtype er årsagen til hendes Information officer at Danish Center for Culture less and of standing together. Around midnight, Xuman takes over and
bassen er høj og truer med at blæse taget mange aborter. Manden er overbevist om, at and Development during Africa Now it turns into a euphoric DJ-jam. I surrender to a mix of French words,
af. Priss’K og Nash indtager scenen med en hun er en heks med ondt blod. Derfor truer steaming body fluids, and arms that are enthusiastically thrown into
energi, der lynhurtigt forplanter sig til resten han med at sende hende tilbage til lands- The slight Senegalese doesn’t look like much on the bar stool, but the air. Even the Burkinian ambassador seemed to be tapping his feet
af lokalet. De synger på fransk om at respek- byen. Det er en historie fra dagligdagen, don’t be misled. Right now she is trying to persuade the bartender to the rhythm. On Saturday morning I get the chance to say hello to
tere kvinder, om mænd der er for slappe og forklarer Charles Igwe. Der findes mange not to close for the night. It is only eleven o’clock on a Saturday night, Priss’K and Nash at the elevator before they continue on their tour
om at stå sammen. Omkring midnat tager millioner historier i Afrika. Og de venter bare nothing like that would happen in Dakar, she points out with a grin. around the country. Even though I know that they are hard core power
Xuman over og det udvikler sig til et euforisk på at blive fortalt. Together with 27 other West African artists, she is participating in girls and icons for many young women in West Africa, they remind
dj-jam. Jeg overgiver mig til en cocktail af Africa Now, which is intended to provide Danes with an insight into me, more than anything else, of two sweet little squirrels as they
franske gloser, dampende kropsvæsker og what is happening on the West African art scene. And quite a lot is stand there. Later that night they conquer Vollsmose at a completely
arme der begejstret kastes i vejret. Selv den happening, as it turns out. sold out concert for 400 people.
burkinske ambassadør sad, så vidt jeg kunne Already Friday morning, there are hip hop and pulsating rhythms
se, og vippede lidt med foden. for the early birds with the film ‘Fang Africa’ about the popular rap fe-
The festival ‘Afric
Read more: www.
Lørdag morgen når jeg lige at hilse på stival in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou. The film portrays a new STORIES OF EVERYDAY LIFE a Now’ took
Priss’K og Nash ved elevatoren, inden de ta- generation of West African youngsters who take the wish for a better place in Århus 14
-19 August
ger videre på turné rundt i landet. Selvom jeg future into their own hands and use music to make society aware of When I close my eyes, I can still hear 2009.
godt ved, at de er nogle seje powerpiger og them. Something that might inspire Danish youngsters, as one of the the sound of drums from the open The purpose was
to
ikoner for mange unge kvinder i Vestafrika, pupils from a Danish high school participating in the debate points space in front of the venue. But then more varied pictur present a
e of Africa
minder de mig mest af alt om to små søde out. I open my eyes and catch sight of by introducing th
e Danes to the
egern, som de står der. Senere samme aften Charles Igwe. We are on the train on dynamic and prog
re
tural scene in Wes ssive cul-
cku.dk/dccd/cku.
erobrer de Vollsmose ved en totalt udsolgt WE CAN DO IT, WE WILL DO IT. our way back to Copenhagen after t Africa. CCD
koncert for 400 mennesker. three intense African days in Århus. invited 28 musici
ans, artists,
Two young female rappers, Priss’K and Nash, start things off in the Charles wants to show us the rest of curators, festival
leaders, film
HISTORIER FRA DAGLIGDAGEN venue’s foyer that afternoon. There is a mixed audience of official the Nigerian blockbuster film ‘Fore- directors, and th
eatre people
representatives, graying men and women, families with children and, ver’, of which we had a taster the day to participate in th
e conference
Når jeg lukker øjnene kan jeg stadig høre of course, youngsters. But the formal surroundings don’t stop the before. It runs for three hours. ‘West Africa’s su
bcultures and
lyden af trommer nede fra pladsen foran Mu- experienced rap divas from getting the message across– we can do it, The sound track is drowned exuberant festiva
l sc
the course of thre enes’ over
nsf/doc
and we will do it. in the noise from the train, but e days.
Listening to the film producer Charles Igwe from Nigerian Nol- Charles Igwe explains the plot Africa Now was th
e
lywood you get the same message. He must be at as we go along. We experience a cooperation betw result of a
een Danish
/africanow?Open
least two meters tall, and his ambitions even taller. woman who desperately throws Center of Culture
and Develop-
He has been the driving force in making Nollywood herself onto a sofa. Her husband ment, Education
al Center of the
Around the world’s biggest film machine. The way to do it shouts in an excited manner and Third World and
visit Aarhus
Events.
midnight, is not to copy Hollywood, but to concentrate on the gesticulates a lot. His anger is
Xuman takes home market. What sells are stories about everyday due to a message from the doctor
life in Africa produced by Africans themselves. explaining that his wife’s rare
over and it By the way, the flippant Senegalese sitting in blood type is the cause of her
document
turns into a the bar is called N’goné Fall. She is a curator and many miscarriages. The man is
euphoric DJ- organises exhibitions with African artists all over the convinced that the woman is an
jam world. Recently, she was contacted by the famous evil-blooded witch. Therefore he
publisher Taschen, which publishes art books. They threatens to send her back to the
wanted to engage her in order to write an article about African art village. It’s a story from everyday
for a future edition. A fine acknowledgement, yes, but she turned the life, Charles Igwe explains. There
offer down all the same. The pay was unreasonably low. Sorry, but I’ve are millions of stories in Africa.
got to earn a living, she says with a shrug. And they are just waiting to be told.
By now the barman isn’t open to further negotiations. It seems he
is going to a private party and has missed the scheduled bus already.
We say ‘cheers’ one last time and head for our hotel rooms. In com-
parison, there was more of a party atmosphere in the air on Friday
night when Priss’K and Nash gave a ‘real’ concert in the Music Café
together with the towering superstar Xuman from Senegal, who had
travelled for 48 hours. But that didn’t keep him from stepping on it.
FRENCH WORDS AND STEAMING BODY FLUIDS
The ceiling is low in the Music Café, but the bass is loud and threatens
to rip off the roof. Priss’K and Nash take control of the stage with a
sense of energy that quickly spreads to the rest of the room. They
SIDE 42 SIDE 43
SIDE FÜNFZEHN