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Father figure

Africa Is a Country Podcast
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Father figure

By
Sean Jacobs

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Filmmaker Kurt Orderson sent me “The Unseen Ones,” his new 19-minute musical documentary about the very talented Cape Town rasta rapper Nico10long working on his new self-titled EP (produced by Martin Muller). The dialogue is mostly in Afrikaans with subtitles. Rastafari’s appeal, gangsterism, HIV-AIDS, and identity politics, all get a turn. Fellow MC’s Benji Tafari and Silver Tongue make guest appearances.  The film concludes with Nico10long’s new video for the single “Vaderfiguur” (translated: “Father Figure”).

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