The black scrawl5/15/2023 ![]() The project will train people to start similar schemes in their own communities and Maal is a particular believer in putting power in the hands of young people and women. His NANN-K Trust recently opened a solar-powered irrigation project in Senegal to fight desertification, which is one of the main drivers of people leaving on dangerous migration routes. Since 2003, he has been committed to various development challenges in Africa, working with different United Nations organizations. “Music is a celebration and music is a party and when it comes to an African party, it has to be an African party,” he added.Īs well as being a musician, Maal is also an activist on the topics of climate change and refugees. The veteran musician is headlining the Barbican in London for the first time in 20 years on May 30 and the audience can expect a unique experience. Maal calls it “The Glastonbury of Africa.” The video accompanying the track shows scenes from the Blues Du Fleuve festival, which Maal founded in his hometown on the Senegal River, bringing together musicians, artists, singers, activists and more from all over West Africa. Maal’s latest single, “Freak Out,” features vocalist Esau Mwamwaya of The Very Best. ![]() “And it’s a way to liberate me and the people of my generation of this caste system where you have to stay in this place, do the same thing like your father or grandfather." This is why music is a really good opportunity for me to go away, first, like a young person, like going on an adventure,” he said. “I never thought I would stay in one place and doing one thing every day in my life. ![]()
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