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SENEGAL Radio Freemuse: 'Music censorship in Africa 2008' 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 27 February 2008 Senegal: Cote d’Ivoirian reggae singer banned in Senegal 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 08 January 2008 Senegal: Rappers' quest for change During the last seven years, there has been a frightening rise in the number of censorship attempts on musicians, outspoken activists and journalists in Senegal 02 March 2007 Senegal: Self-censorship among rappers Backdated tax bills, harassment and death threats drives some rap artists in Senegal to tone down their socially-conscious lyrics, reports Rose Skelton from Dakar 01 September 2006 The music industry from the perspective of women About the music industry from the perspective of women, based on interviews with Myriam, a Senegalese rapper from the group ALIF and the singer Ajah Sy 27 May 2005 Freemuse conférence en Afrique de l'Ouest 2005 Du 9 au 10 avril 2005 un conférence régional sur la Musique et la liberté d'expression en Afrique de l'Ouest a eu lieu à l'Institute de Gorée, Dakar, Sénégal. 10 May 2005 Senegal séminaire 2005 vidéo Francais Didier Awadi, Myriam et Ajah sur l'auto-censure, des sujets tabous et l'importance de la critique constructive. Interviews et clip par Kristina Funkeson, faites pendant le séminaire sur la Musique et la Liberté d'expression en Afrique de l'Ouest, Senegal, Mars 2005. 09 May 2005 Senegal seminar 2005 video English Didier Awadi, Myriam and Ajah on self-censorship, taboos, and the importance of constructive criticism. Video excerpts from Kristina Funkeson's interviews with the artists during the seminar on Music and Freedom of expression in West-Africa, held in Senegal 2005. 09 May 2005 Freemuse conference in West Africa in April 2005 A regional conference on Censorship and West African Music was held at the Gorée Institute in Dakar, Senegal, on 9th and 10th of April, 2005. 26 April 2005