Senegal’s Hip Hop Band Wagëblë to join AZitiZ in South Africa for “Conscious Music” Movement Tour

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Senegal‟s most popular Hip Hop Band Wagëblë joins AZitiZ for the Explore South Africa Tour
(ESAT) – a Conscious Music Movement —

Los Angeles, CA (Oct 11, 2011) – Moved by a strong desire to push conscious music to
mainstream, AZitiZ rounds up other hip hop artists for a great cause… singing the tunes of good
ole “conscious music.”

Azitiz Entertainment and Headgear Media has announced that Senegal‟s hip hop band
Wagëblë will be joining the Explore South Africa Tour, 1st stop Johannesburg, April 2012.

Yes, US & South Africa Hip hop fans will unite for a tour that some are saying is paramount in helping to move forward conscious music in mainstream media, uniting a multitude of cultures
with one thing in common, push…” The Message”.

Waterflow and Eyewiteness - Photo Credit - Sandy Haessner

The Explore South Africa tour (ESAT) is a mass conscious music movement helping to not
necessarily push out other forms of hip hop, but to allow conscious music artists their fare share
in the mainstream marketplace.

This initiative also aims to assist conscious hip hop artists, fans and brands to enter into the
South African market with the hopes networking, sharing their love for the genre as well as
learning the in and outs of the music business via the Global Hip Hop Industry Panel of Experts.

“Wagëblë is a great fit for the tour because their music is a unique blend of hip hop, poetry and spoken word. Their message is universal, with a primary focus being to empower the youth of Africa towards building a better world,” a spokesperson for ESAT said.

Wagëblë‟s messages to the youth in Sénégal emphasize hard work, self-determination and encourages the building of the future in Sénégal, their Motherland.

Group members include Papa Moussa Lo aka WATERFLOW and Lamine Kandji aka EYEWITNESS.

Unbeknownst to the band, Wagëblë was an inspiration for some of the tours ideals; a main focal point is the emphasis on conscious artists being the voice of the voiceless as well as being instrumental in promoting the ideals of socio-economic and racial parity.

In an interview with ABC News, group member Moussa Lo, a.k.a. Waterflow said he became a hip-hop singer not for success or his own glory, but to be “The voice of the voiceless, Hip-hop in Africa needs to grow, we are the journalists for the people.”

In 2011 Wagëblë is still portrayed as the voice of the voiceless generation in Dakar, and is currently looked upon as one of Senegals most popular Hip Hop Groups.

Waterflow has also represented Africa in the Distant Relatives panel at the National Geographic, along with Nas, Damian Marley, Steven Marley, DJ Kool Herc, Rakim, DJ Red Alert, Big Youth, Sway Calloway, and Jeff Chang.

Waterflow is CEO, manager and editor of http://www.kingsize.sn/,the first official hip hop website/webzine in Sénégal.

He currently resides in Washington, D.C. and is particularly interested in collaborating with conscious artists and projects that contribute to community building and demonstrate the importance of the positive purpose and image of hip hop in general and African hip hop in particular.

Stay connected to Wagëblë (www.wageble.com) for the upcoming release of their 3rd official album Message of Hope, which is set to be released 11/11/2011.

ESAT is elated to have the opportunity to work with Wagëblë for such a powerful cause…with the hopes of changing lives and hip hop globally.

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