Published on : 04/06/2022 – 00:00
A militant rapper, Djanii Alfa fought once morest the abuses of the Alpha Condé regime. In his texts, he denounced the repression, called on the president to give up his third term. Eight months following the fall of the former head of state, Djanii Alfa is embarking on a new tour which should take him to Dakar on May 28, Gambia from June 4 to 5 and France on July 16 for a concert at the Bataclan in Paris. The artist is still just as committed to the success of the transition now.
From our correspondent in Conakry,
His activism earned him a two-year exile. On September 18, 2021, Djanii Alpha can finally go home. His fans are in fusion. With his fifth album titled Chef Rebel, released in January, the rapper remains true to himself. ” For me, rap remains an artistic discourse on the news », assure Djanii Alfa. « My inspiration is from seeing and experiencing. When I go on an artistic retreat, this is what I try to write and turn into music. »
He always applies the same strategy: In general, music is something that is done only for entertainment. So if I know you like to dance, I’ll try my best to give you a sound with melody, with a good dance rhythm, so I’m in your mood. You may be going to lower your guard and behind I give you the subject on which I want to discuss. »
The double-sided Djanii Alpha
There is the Djanii Alfa, side A, with festive titles like Red Light. The Djanii Alfa, side B, is protesting as on the song Same thing. The evolution of the transition in Guinea worries him. He denounces recycling. Keeping former officials of the Alpha Condé regime in business. Djanii Alfa explains:
The CNRD and all that are not our enemies. That’s precisely why we have to tell them that the people around them today are the people who said “Dadis must stay”. Dadis ended up taking a bullet to the head. The people around them today are the ones who told Alpha Condé. “The third term will happen. If it’s not you, it’s nobody.”
In March, he joined the national coordination of the FNDC to continue the fight for democracy in his country.
