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Female Rapper to Speak at TEDxSão Tomé

Categories: Sao Tome and Principe, Arts & Culture, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Ideas, Music

Marlene Bandeira, or as she is better known Nely Strong [1] [pt], has been added to the TEDxSão Tomé [2] [en] speaker line up. Rapper, she uses local slangs to portray São Tomé and Príncipe [3] [en] society in her lyrics. Recently, Nely released the song ‘Mordomia’ [4] – a hit in the islands – with the rapper Tigre T. The TEDxSão Tomé happens in 20 June, 2013 and is open for pre-registration [5] [en] until this Monday.