THE AFRICAN DREAM
Talent-Spotter
PRESENTS THE AFRO PEPITES SHOW
THE THREE 2025 PEPITES
14th edition of the Selections of the African Dream!
The great discoveries identified by the committee and the web users!
The AFRO PEPITES SHOW is the 1st Trade Show for Afro Arts online (e-Trade Show)
We have widened our communication networks and “agitated” the artists on the Internet to harvest a new artistic bunch dedicated to:
- Professionals of culture willing to highlight new talents (media, managers, producers, publishers, organizers, distributors, booking agencies…)
- Internet users interested in discovering new cultural trends.
This year the Listeners’ committee has discovered 152 projects.
It has short-listed 11 projects which have made a difference thanks to their originality, their quality and/or their commitments. Then, Internet users voted to support their favourite project!
This result is the fruit of a collaborative selection: 152 participants - 5 committee members - 11 finalists - 1248 votes - 3 Pepites.
| Thank you all for your participation |
| ENJOY THE DISCOVERIES AND SPREAD THE WORD |
THE NEXT CASTING will mark the 15th edition!
Next registrations from 01/03/2025.
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THE VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENT
Golden Pepite ● JENNY PARIA | DRC | RAP, HIP-HOP ●
● BIOGRAPHY:
Jenny Paria, a rapper, slammer, poet and lyricist from Goma in the east of the DRC, is establishing himself as a major voice in the art of the spoken word. Discovered in 2013 at the Maison des Jeunes Goma, he reappeared a few years later as a member of the Goma Slam Session collective in 2018, alongside Depaul Bakulu and Ben Nkamuntu. His career was further enriched by a workshop led by René Georges (Belgium) and Gaël Faye (Rwanda), which paved the way for a highly acclaimed performance in front of Youssoupha at the Institut Français in Goma.
In 2022, he proudly represented the DRC at the Poetry Slam World Cup in Belgium, marking his ascent after several local and national awards. Jenny Paria is a committed lyricist who tackles issues such as justice, peace, freedom and love, embodying an artist who campaigns for change through powerful words.
He already has 8 singles to his name, which you can stream on the platform of your choice.
More: RDC : Jenny Paria présente « Rappons Vrai », une soirée rap à Bukavu | Music In Africa
● LOOKING FOR: A booking agency, Make promotion.
● MORE: www.jennyparia.com
2de Pepite ● DIMÈLO LOM XAT XOL | SENEGAL | POETRY ●
● BIOGRAPHY:
Dimélo Lom Xat Xol, a poet, composer and photographer based in Thiès, Senegal, immortalises life's magical moments with a unique sensibility. His art harmoniously blends poetry and photography, creating visual works that take viewers on a sensory journey. Each image, accompanied by carefully chosen verses, is an ode to the simplicity and beauty of everyday life. Dimélo celebrates life through her poetic eye, revealing the magic hidden in the most ordinary moments.
● LOOKING FOR: A manager.
● MORE : https://instagram.com/dimelolomxatxol
3rd Pepite ● MK TRACE | TOGO | ABSTRACT PAINTING ●
● BIOGRAPHY:
Mawuli MK Trace is a multi-disciplinary artist from Togo, who skilfully combines drawing, painting, writing, slam and poetry. Born on 19 November 1988, he discovered his passion for art after taking his baccalaureate in literature in 2007 and took up slam poetry in 2012. He has made his mark on the Lomé scene, notably through the ‘Jeu dit Jeudi’ and the ‘Slamshop’, which he co-organises on a monthly basis.
In 2013, he exhibited his pencil portraits at the Maison TV5 Monde and went on to perform and win awards, winning a slam prize with Amnesty International Togo in 2014. An innovator, in 2016 he published the text ‘Sms Sos’, which was transformed into the comic strip ‘Ce Piège’ in 2017. His creations combine plastic art and slam, as in his shows ‘Tache d'encre Pot de peinture’.
Mawuli travels the region, from Cotonou to Accra, illustrating conferences and forums. In 2020, he will pay tribute to the victims of illegal immigration with the slam ‘Entre la France et l'Italie’, then in 2022 to the African Tirailleurs with his collection ‘LE MÉMORIAL DES CHÉCHIAS ROUGE’. Initiator of the ‘FONDARTMENTAL’ project in 2019 and solo exhibitions such as ‘12 peignes’ in 2021, he continues to sublimate Togolese art.
● LOOKING FOR: Make promotion.
● MORE: https://www.facebook.com/MawuliMKTRACEOfficiel
PARTNERS
CULTURAL NETWORKS
2024 COMMITTEE:
• Ruud Siebons : Radio Host of "Studio-Globe" @ Radio 9 (Helmond, Netherlands)
• Emmanuel Nado: Radio journalist and Producer/Host of AfricaMix @ KALW Public Media (California - USA)
• Alejandro de los Santos: Journalist @ Afribuku (Spain)
• Paul Brou : Radio host Airs d’Afrique + @ Radio G (France)
• Lætitia Normand: Artist manager & CEO of Le Rêve Africain (France)
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