Positive Black Soul

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Positive Black Soul is a hip-hop group from Senegal. They integrate elements of traditional music into their high-tech beats, and rap in the French, English and Wolof languages. Founded in 1989, the group is composed of Didier Sourou Awadi (alias DJ Awadi) and Amadou Barry (alias Doug E. Tee or Duggy-Tee), both of whom had previously been in other hip hop groups. Political and social activism have played important roles in the group since it was founded. The two members of Positive Black Soul were both born in the city of Dakar, Senegal. As teenagers, Awadi and Barry were involved in the Dakar hip hop scene—Awadi leading his own group, Didier Awadi's Syndicate, a breakdancer[2] as well as a rapper; and Barry performing with the King MCs.[3] Originally Awadi and Barry were rivals, competing with each other in performances and coming from separate neighborhoods of Dakar. During a birthday party held by Awadi to which Barry was invited, however, the two performed together and realized their similarities, founding Positive Black Soul very soon after.[3] Activism and politics are central parts of the group's philosophy—its shortened name (PBS) was a play on the Parti Démocratique Sénégalais initialism "PDS".[2] In 1992, the group performed at a music festival held by the Dakar French Cultural Center, where the French rapper MC Solaar heard their performance and invited the group to open for him when he debuted in Dakar in October of that year.[1][3] The rapper was impressed with

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(Putumayo Presents) African G

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(Putumayo Presents) African Groove

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The Rough Guide to African Rap

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Positive Black Soul: 25 Years

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Putumayo Presents African Groove

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New York - Paris - Dakar, Vol. 2

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Wakh Feign (Special 9e Anniversaire)

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