Nomadic Wax and Sol productions bring the leaders of African hip hop. MC’s performing in English, Wolof, Bambara and and a myriad of other languages, have jumped mic first into political battles. Baay Moussa (Senegal) brings hip hop and reggae from the streets of Dakar. With Salim Diallo (Mali) Bamako meets Baltimore! Blitz The Ambassador (Ghana) brings classic hip-hop from Accra to Brooklyn. Chosan (Sierra Leone) brings his own unique flavor via the UK. To start—a screening of African Underground: Democracy in Dakar, a short documentary exploring the role musical activists played in Senegal’s 2007 presidential election. Q&A follows with some of the artists, joined by Baltimore hip hop activists Ogûn and C-Love. Part of a two-night series.