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African rappers giving voice to women’s issues
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February 22, 2013 by
ChangeMaker
Female rappers in Africa are using the medium to address the challenges facing women across the continent. Soultana, whose hit single is titled “The Voice of Women,” raps about issues such as illiteracy, domestic violence and sexual harassment in Morocco, while Sister Fa, of Senegal, raps about female genital mutilation and the drive to end it.
Soultana’s hit single
Sawt Nssa (“The Voice of Women”) is her anthem.
“She gave him money, love and life,” Soultana raps. “He gave her lies and violence. This is the Moroccan woman. This is one of a million.”
Soultana raps about the challenges facing women in this North African country: illiteracy, poverty, domestic violence, and daily harassment on the street.
Soultana’s real name is Youssra Oukaf and she’s 27. She walks a fine line, calling for change in Morocco without criticizing the King.
Credit: Shalea Harris
Soultana (Youssra Oakuf), 27, was the first recognized female rapper in Morocco and is still one of the only women on stage. Soultana rose to international fame first as a member of the band, Tigresse Flow. Then, again, as a solo- artist in 2011 with her first single "Sawt Nssa", or "The Voice of Women," a rap against street harassment of Moroccan women. "The guy he can't, he can't, feel what I feel when I'm walking on the street. He can't feel that."
Soultana and her band won Morocco's biggest amateur music competition a few years back and promptly became the most recognized female rap group in Africa.
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Soultana is a member of the group Tigresse Flow.
Sawt Nssa is her first solo single.
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