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Uploaded: 23 Mar, 2008

Recording Date: 10 Feb, 2008
Recording Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Language: English
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Program Title: Preach Ankobia: a voice of Montreal hip-hop
Description: Contemporary hip-hop currents in Montreal are countless, in a city with a striking cultural history. Hip-hop today is represented by a diverse array of artists who lace words in the multiple languages common on Montreal's city streets. One striking hip-hop artist in Montreal attracting growing attention is Preach Ankobia.

Preach Ankobia is a hip-hop artist offering profound and poetic words on contemporary realities of city life in Montreal; artistic work that touches the pulse of social struggles in the city and current affairs internationally.

As a hip-hop artist working with the Kalmunity Vibe Collective – a diverse network of conscience musicians, singers, poets and artists celebrated in Montreal – Preach Ankobia represents a strong signal on Montreal's music scene, writing hip-hop songs that could become contemporary anthems for social justice struggles.

Ankobia's journey began on Walkley Street in Montreal's NDG neighborhood – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce – a street renowned for police violence and poverty until today, home to a diverse community facing a daily struggle against poverty, racism and state violence.

Host(s): Stefan Christoff
Featured Speakers/Guests: Preach Ankobia

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