Name: The music of a war child
Uploaded: 2009-08-07T01:00:00Z
Duration: 17 min 49 s
Description: For five years, young Emmanuel Jal fought as a child soldier in the Sudan. Rescued by an aid worker, he's become an international hip-hop star and an activist for kids in war zones. In words and lyrics, he tells the story of his amazing life.

For five years, young Emmanuel Jal fought as a child soldier in the Sudan. Rescued by an aid worker, he's become an international hip-hop star and an activist for kids in war zones. In words and lyrics, he tells the story of his amazing life.

Emmanuel Jal: The music of a war child

The music of a war child

Channeling trauma into creative expression transforms personal anguish into a global dialogue on war's impact on children.

Music proves a universal healer, bridging divides and transforming a former child soldier into a beacon of hope and reconciliation.

Forging a future through education, a war child advocates for empowering communities rather than perpetuating dependency through aid.