Didier Awadi

Didier Awadi ( born August 11, 1969 in Dakar, Senegal ) is a Senegalese rapper and musician.

Life

Awadi was the son of a father from the West African Republic of Benin and a mother from the island Republic of Cape Verde geboren.1984 he formed his first music group that played Senegalese hip hop. 1989 followed with Douggy E. Tee ( Amadou Berry ) the formation of the formation Positive Black Soul (PBS ), and she wanted a positive image of Africa show. The Senegalese- French rapper MC Solaar toured with the group in 1992 as the opening act by France.

In 1994, the PBS group on the song Boul Faalé, who denounced corruption in Senegal and in 1995 published internationally on the CD Salaam. The group toured in the years up to 2001, many countries in the world and joined militant and critically as an observer of developments in Africa and the world. 2001 separated the two founders of PBS to start their own solo careers.

Awadi had founded his own studio in 1998 in Dakar. In 2001 he made ​​a film in which he recorded the lokle Hip Hop culture Senerap. In 2003, the studio was renamed Studio Sankara. The following year he took the Ivorian singer Tiken Jah Fakoly the political song quince Le Pouvoir (Give the power off! ) On. In 2005 he sang on the charity concert Live Africa, which hosted Youssou N'Dour with two dozen artists in Dakar in the fight against malaria. In 2007 he presented his Project Presidents of Africa in Paris Bataclan before with artists from all over Africa.

Awadi is critical in recent years haunted by Europe with the migration from Africa and the issue of refugees defense.

Honors and Awards

• 2003: RFI World Music Award
• 2004: Tamani Award, Mali, as Best Rapper Afrikan
• 2005: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, France

Works

• 2002: Kaddu Gor ( word of honor )
• 2005: Un autre est moon Possible
• 2006/2009: Sunugaal
• 2010: Presidents of Africa