We stand tall when we stand on the shoulders of the ancestors who came before us.
(source: unknown - circa 2020 - description in ALT)
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6 Belgian and French #Rap artists from Congo, unified in a song "Free Congo" (Gradur, Ninho, Damso, Josman, Youssoupha & Kalash Criminel)
Des millions d’morts, au Nord-Kivu, personne n’en parle
Il s’passe des dingueries au pays de mes rents-pa
On pense à vous, je sais qu’un jour on s’y rendra
J’ai rêvé d’un monde meilleur, sans Kagame, sans M23
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Free Congo - Official video
(Gradur, Ninho, Damso, Josman, Youssoupha & Kalash Criminel)
Edited 57d ago
If you already watched "Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat", or want to, this is a #MustRead interview with Johan Gimonprez
Making films against amnesia
"The director of the Oscar-nominated film 'Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat' reflects on imperial violence, corporate warfare, and how cinema can disrupt the official record—and help us remember differently."
https://africasacountry.com/2025/04/making-films-against-amnesia