Music & Performing Arts
Awa Bling
Hip-hop artist and campaign musician
A Gambian legacyAwa Bling is a Gambian hip-hop artist whose music has been used in campaigns for women and girls. Her work includes a collaboration with Maryama Cham on Cut No More. Produced with campaigners, the song uses English, Mandinka and Wolof to communicate opposition to female genital mutilation.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Collaborated on the anti-FGM song Cut No More.
02Uses hip-hop performance in public advocacy.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING01FORWARD: campaign partnership account
Photo: Awa Bling / artist SoundCloud · Image rights retained by source. Cropped or framed for display. AI-assisted resolution enhancement. View original photograph.
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