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Gabon artists dream of taking music born in prison to global stage

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LIBREVILLE, June 17 — In a bar in Gabon’s capital Libreville, revellers get up and dance as soon as the DJ plays N’Tcham — a local rhythmic genre born out of the city’s...

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“In slang, N’Tcham means brawl,” said Essone Obiang, of Gabonese music streaming platform GStore Music. It’s the “pop of Gabon”, says Obiang. But musicians hope to take the sound well beyond the country’s borders.With over 40 million streams, L’Oiseau Rare is proud to represent the heritage of his small French-speaking Central African country with two million inhabitants.

Having spent time in detention, he recounts his experiences in his lyrics and hopes to counter prejudice. In Gabon, the rejection sometimes comes from the rap scene, which makes a point of disassociating itself from that style of music.

 

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