Since this morning’s post had a bit of a
Pan-African vibe to it, I decided to ditch my original plan for today’s
Afternoon Afrobeat and instead choose the song ‘Africain’ by the French rap
group, Sexion D’assaut.
Sexion D’assaut released their single ‘Africain’
in July earlier this year and I’ve loved it ever since I first heard it. For
all you Francophone Afrophiles out there like me, you’ll love this song. For
those of you non-French speakers, just enjoy the beat and the gorgeous video
they put together, which spotlights many of the aspects of Africa that I love.
The song ‘Africain’ discusses how despite the
fact that the rappers in Sexion D’assaut are French-born, they consider
themselves African, which they repeat through the phrase “Je n'suis qu'un
Africain”, which means ‘I am an African’. The song explains how colonization
used divide and rule tactics to facilitate domination and how the colonial
powers separated Africans away from their brothers in the Caribbean. They also
touch on many contemporary topics such as civil wars in Africa, countering the
negative stereotypes of Africa, as well as mentioning discrimination that
those in the African diaspora face.
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