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Emmanuel Jal: De muziek van een oorlogskind

Filmed Jul 2009 • Posted Aug 2009TEDGlobal 2009
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Vijf jaar lang vocht Emmanuel Jal als kindsoldaat in Soedan. Hij werd gered door een hulpverlener, en is nu een internationale hip-hopster en activist voor kinderen in oorlogsgebieden. In verhalen en songteksten vertelt hij over zijn verbazingwekkende leven.

Emmanuel Jal's hypnotic voice rises from hellish origins as a beacon of hope for those caught in seemingly endless cycles of war and despair. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Axel Saffran
Reviewed by Roy Somers
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