Go on, admit it: you thought that rap music was born in the black ghettos of the Bronx, in 1980s New York. But, as Senegal's top hip-hop trio reveal, it has been around for centuries - and it comes ...

Daara J's raps flow in English, French and the West-African language of Woolof. Along with typical hip-hop elements like turntables and samplers, Daara J uses traditional African instruments like the ...

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It’s been seven years since their last album and the newly-reformed hip-hop duo Daara J Family are back with something rare and unusual, displaying a range of styles done with finesse. From the ...

"You know, the Senegalese man is very curious," says Fada Fredy, the singer in the Senegalese hip-hop group Daara J. "He fancies imitating other cultures." Daara J are in London to promote their third ...