Elom 20ce

Elom 20ce © Emerson Lawson

Elom 20ce is a Togolese hip-hop MC born in 1982 in Lomé, Togo. As a member of Asrafo Tribu, a collective of hip-hop artists from Togo and Benin, Elom 20ce is the CEO of Asrafo Records, an independent Togolese hip-hop label founded in 2007. He describes himself as an arctivist advocating for a united Africa. He released his debut Analgézik in 2012, and AMEWUGA is his fourth album, published Jan. 31, 2022.

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THE DREAM FACTORY – A poetic cartography of Africa’s new urbanity

TALKS, READINGS, MUSIC & CONCERT– Western preconceptions about the African continent continue to reflect relations of power and domination that originate in the colonial past. For this evening, poets and specialists from seven African countries will speak about a new globalism, diaspora, and Afrofuturism.

Mwanza Mujila, Fiston • Fotso, Kareyce • Elom 20ce • Mawiyoo, Ngwatilo • Macamo, Elisio • Makoha, Nick • Lola , Theresa • Batila • Elange, Ronny