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| Ajax Starglider - Nobodies from America in Cameroon (documentary) |
| Release: | Nobodies from America in Cameroon (documentary) |
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| Media: | [Other] | | Released: | 2009 [ Listen to HHH from this era on Spotify ] |
| Recordlabel: | Moxey Creative |
| Info: | The documentary will premiere in 2009.
Cameroon
Hip hop artists, Ajax Starglider, Propaganda, and Ahred
StrangeIndeed, toured the African nation of Cameroon from
April 26th - May 5th, 2008 directly after the food riots and
taxi strike where at least 7 people were killed during the
unrest.
Performances
Ajax, Propaganda, and Ahred StrangeIndeed did more then just
perform, they also participated in Medical Clinics to pygmie
villages and rocked a show in one of the worst prisons in
the world - Douala Central Prison (New Bell).
Douala Central Prison
The New Bell prison in Douala was built in 1933 with a
maximum capacity of 800 prisoners, but the prison has not
witnessed any major renovation and presently is host to
about 3500 inmates.
Media
They were welcomed by the Cameroonians - signing autographs,
participating in multiple radio interviews and appearing on
several different TV Shows including the popular show - Good
Morning Cameroon. They also spent time with local musicians,
Green Color and Holocaust, where they recorded new songs
about freedom for the Cameroon people from their corrupt
government.
Documentary
Ajax also brought a production crew to document their time
there and to explore the cause of the recent food riots,
the corruption surrounding their government, the beauty of
the people, and the resurgence of real hip hop in Africa
through the eyes of three americans.
Awareness
As Ajax states about the movie: "I hope to achieve more of
an awareness about the needs in other countries. Americans
often become engulfed in this illusion of excess. Donating
money is good, but it doesn't solve the problem. If we start
teaching the methodology on how we do things and build
schools, art houses, orphanages, etc. and live in the
trenches with the less fortunate things will change. The
American culture has done a dis-service to other countries
by establishing certain boundaries on church and it's
culture. We teach American church hymns and translate it
into their language using the same melody. We need new
melodies and lyrics that could only be born from African
culture or whatever culture that is native to it's
inhabitants."
Blogs
If you would like to read more about the trip, please read
Propaganda's blogs at: www.myspace.com/propagee
Release
The production Company, Moxey Creative, will be releasing
the documentary, Nobodies From America, in Film Festivals in
2009.
Sources: IHT.com/articles: Anti-government rioting spreads
in Cameroon / Reuters, February 27th, 2008 ;
Allafrica.com/stories: Cameroon: Jail Break At New Bell
Prison, Seventeen Shot Dead, June 30, 2008. |
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