Music to mobilize: “Y’en a Marre”

2022

“I can only be a rapper who denounces, brings awareness and educates. That is what led me to find a way to demonstrate my commitment to the population.” The Y'en a Marre ("We are fed up") movement in Senegal has been a government watchdog and voice of the people since 2011. Rapper Nara P represents the next generation of Y’en a Marre, joining up with artist Samira to produce new music that reflects citizens' concerns and advocates for democracy. <br /> <br /> This short documentary is part of the series "Music for good". A project in collaboration with Doha Debates that aims to promote the work of young local filmmakers around the world. These documentaries are directed by these filmmakers with the technical and creative support of Zungu Coop, a co-production that aims to reverse the traditional way of working in this field, where we are the foreign journalists who tell the stories, instead of helping local journalists to access international platforms to tell their own stories. Music for good shows how different artists use their music to improve democracy in their countries, and does so under the direction of local filmmakers and producers in each country.