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    Music is the Weapon of the People

    Music is the Weapon of the People

    FromInto Africa

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    Music is the Weapon of the People

    FromInto Africa

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    Length:
    37 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 7, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Judd sits down with renowned Afro-beats star and fearless activist, Bobi Wine, to discuss how his music is inspiring Ugandan youths to challenge state repression. Damola Durosomo (OkayAfrica) and Lauren Ploch Blanchard (Congressional Research Service) join in on the conversation. Also in store, an update on Nigeria’s 2019 elections and Melania Trump’s not-so-memorable trip to four African countries.
    Released:
    Nov 7, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    Fearless music activists. Savvy tech entrepreneurs. Social disrupters. Into Africa shatters the narratives that dominate U.S. perceptions of Africa. Host Judd Devermont, Africa program director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington D.C., sits down with policymakers, journalists, academics and other trailblazers in African affairs to shine a spotlight on the faces spearheading cultural, political, and economic change on the continent.