PRESS RELEASE Tiken Jah Fakoly receives Freemuse Award in Dublin, Ireland
20 August 2008
Exiled Côte d’Ivorian reggae singer receives award to acknowledge fight for freedom of expression
Press conference on 22 August: A press conference will be held in Dublin to mark the acceptance by outspoken Côte d’Ivorian reggae singer Tiken Jah Fakoly of the first ever Freemuse Award. Tiken Jah Fakoly, Maria Korpe of Freemuse and Jody Ackland of the Festival of World Cultures will be available for questions / comments at the press conference on Friday 22 August 2008 at 4:30 - 5:30 pm
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“Il faut continuer de questionner la corruption en Afrique”, disait Tiken Jah Fakoly pendant une interview avec Freemuse en connexion avec la remise de prix.
Interview filmé avec Tiken Jah Fakoly en langue française. Il parle de la situation en Afrique aussi bien que du rôle et des responsabilitées des artistes aujourd'hui.
Video interview with the West African reggae singer Tiken Jah Fakoly, recorded in Dublin on Saturday 23 August 2008 in connection with the Freemuse Award 2008 ceremony
The first Freemuse Award is given to Tiken Jah Fakoly from Côte d’Ivoire - an outspoken reggae singer who has tirelessly denounced political corruption.
Tiken Jah Fakoly, who received the Freemuse Award 2008, is one of the main characters in a new documentary film, 'An Independent Mind' about freedom of speech
"We have to continue questioning corruption and poverty in Africa," said Tiken Jah Fakoly as he received the Freemuse Award at the Festival of World Cultures in Ireland
Listen to or download a 15 minutes radio report explaining about music censorship in Africa today. Hear what the African musicians have to say themselves about the topic
Reggae singer Tiken Jah Fakoly from Cote d’Ivoire was declared 'persona non grata' in Senegal in December 2007, after critizing Senegal's president and calling for democracy
