Links connected with Docta (graffeur):

Some videos of Docta and his crew writing/making art (graff-ing) on YouTube:

More videos on Docta’s Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/doctadsg/reel/CZ5SRFbA57L/

https://www.instagram.com/doctadsg/reel/C6hcPEDrFmo/

https://www.instagram.com/doctadsg/reel/Czbp1nUNOMb/?locale=en_CA

Link to a book showing some of Docta’s work, alongside that of other Dakar-based graffeurs:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wg1zkXt6hd43L4Y7Jvt00V-wmuJiAFvs/view?usp=sharing

Links connected with Simon Kouka (rappeur and founding member of “Y’en a marre”):

Music videos:

Videos of “rapped” class on African history (has English subtitles):

Video interview (in French only):

Links connected with the history of hip-hop in Senegal (focus on politics and political rap):

Documentary: 100% Galsen by Keydi (recommended, approx. 25 mins., has English subtitles):

English-language journalism about “Y’en a marre” (political movement started by rappers):

https://africasacountry.com/2013/05/senegalese-collective-who-brought-abdoulaye-wade-down-reinvents-media-activism

Make sure to watch the “journal rappé” (“rapped” newspaper)…in French and Wolof only.

Links connected with Milkos (also Milcos) and Nio Far (his sneaker company):

2023 CNN “Inside Africa” clip, showing Milkos (also Milcos) Badji’s fashion design in context:

Promo video and images for Nnema sneaker line (2016):

https://www.designindaba.com/articles/creative-work/senegalese-sneakers-nio-far

Ethiopian Airlines article on African sneaker designers; profiles Milkos and his brand Nio Far (notes that Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys, and Forest Whitaker have all worn his sneakers, also that he has gone to rural Mali, to the area associated with the Dogon people, to research his designs):

“The Sigui Experience” (Augmented Reality art project):

Milkos’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17957278786504437/

(See especially the PO TOLO Intro. video.)