Emmanuel Jal

Source: insideuf.ufl.edu --- 11 days ago
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Emmanuel Jal, hailed as the rising star of African hip-hop, will be speaking at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 in the Reitz Student Union Grand Ballroom. This event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by the Dean of Students Office. In [...] ...

Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 5 days ago
TAMPA - Rappers often refer to themselves and members of their posses as soldiers. Hip-hop artist Emmanuel Jal's relationship to that term is more than metaphorical. At age 6 or 7 - he's unsure of h... ...

Source: www.thebottomlineonline.org --- 3 days ago
Sudanese child soldier turned activist and musician; that is Emmanuel Jal. Born into a civil war, he is a man who does not even know his own age. When he was still a small boy, he was turned into a killing machine along with countless other children. Before he was even 10 he had killed and seen people killed. ...

Source: www.webtvhub.com --- 21 days ago
Emmanuel Jal doesn’t fit your typical rapper stereotype. To begin with, he was actually raised to be a child solider in the war-torn country Sudan. Which would probably explain his “no hoes, no bitches, no bling” policy. As an aspiring hip-hop producer myself, it always inspires me when a rapper comes along and tries, [...] ...

Source: www.risingstyles.com --- 2 days ago
Our good friend Emmanuel Jal has been nominated for an MTVu Woodie award! The awards take place on Nov 12th in NYC, and it would be fantastic if Emmanuel WON!! Please vote for him as many times as you like at the link below: http://woodies.mtvu.com/nominees/good_woodie If you have a website put the link on there, and please [...] ...

Source: www.guardian.co.uk --- 76 days ago
Emmanuel Jal: Having survived the destruction in southern Sudan, I don't want my country to be strangled by another 20 years of war in Darfur ...

Source: feeds.adobe.com --- 80 days ago
‘Emmanuel Jal has won worldwide acclaim for his unique style of gospel rap with its message of peace and reconciliation born out of his experiences as a child soldier in Sudan. Emmanuel was taken from his family home in 1987 aged seven, and sent to fight with the rebel army in Sudan’s bloody civil war. [...] ...

Source: living.scotsman.com --- 91 days ago
By the age of eight, Emmanuel Jal was a hate-filled soldier for the Sudanese rebels. Now this gentle young man tells Nigel Williamson how his experiences inform his unique ...

Source: www.gainesville.com --- 5 days ago
A former child solider, Emmanuel Jal said he uses hip-hop to come to grips with a childhood blighted by death and devastation.<br>"Music is a form of therapy for me," he said. ...

Source: www.lematin.ch --- 22 days ago
Ex-enfant soldat devenu rappeur, le Soudanais Emmanuel Jal chante à Genève ...

Source: sa.rochester.edu --- 9 days ago
THURSDAY, 7:30pm, in Strong Auditorium, Emmanuel Jal will be talking about his experiences growing up in Sudan as a child of war, how he survived and became who he is now. As a musician, his music carries strong messages of peace and social justice. He will be doing a short Q&A after speaking [...] ...

Source: www.bcheights.com --- 9 days ago
On Tuesday afternoon, the sounds of students rushing through O'Neill Plaza were replaced by the songs of Emmanuel Jal, who took to the stage with a rap that summed up the events of his life as a child in Sudan. After his brief poem, which included solemn rhymes like "forced to sin to make a living," "I've seen my people die like flies," and "sometimes I'm doing wrong to make things right," Jal shared his story with the audience in 45 minutes. Jal, from southern Sudan, was born into a world of turmoil. Early in his childhood, tensions arose between the northern and southern Sudan. His father left his family after a rebel movement was formed in southern Sudan, and could no longer provide for the family. ...

Source: www.tdg.ch --- 22 days ago
Enrôlé dans la guerre civile du Soudan, l’artiste milite aujourd’hui pour la paix. ...

Source: www.independent.co.uk --- 101 days ago
“There's a war going on outside no man is safe from” – these are some of the most iconic words ever spoken in hip-hop history. Even though they were not written by Emmanuel Jal - they were actually penned by Prodigy of Mobb Deep back in 1995 – he might feel like they were written about him. ...

Source: www.comminit.com --- 5 days ago
Programme Summary Element: Action on Earth is designed to educate and activate young people through programming that combines entertainment with real-world examples of youth engagement in social change. The package of films and public service announcements (PSAs), complemented by an interactive website, is a collaborative creation of MTV Networks International, Television Trust for the Environment (TVE), Internews, and One World Broadcasting Trust (OWBT). The goal is to provoke, entertain, and encourage change among young people by profiling exceptional youth working to promote a greener, fairer world. Communication Strategies This initiative draws on television and the internet to inspire youth to make a difference in the world by introducing them to peers who embody lifestyle change, rather than simply preach about it. Amongst the young people profiled on Element are, for example, Emmanuel Jal, formerly a child soldier in Sudan, who is now "an internationally acclaimed performer using his music to combat poverty and promote disarmament." Another individual whose story is highlighted here is a man in his twenties who began fighting child slavery at the age of 12; "his efforts have created the world’s largest network of young people helping young people. They've changed laws, built over 400 schools and more." One may view all of the episodes on the Element website , which also features information on the Millennium Development Goals (M ...

Source: www.mischa-b.com --- 16 days ago
Global dignitaries, activists and celebrities including Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Annie Lennox, John Legend, Rahul Bose, Anqelique Kidjo, Scarlett Johannsson, Missy Higgins, Emmanuel Jal, Wyclef Jean and Mischa Barton are calling out to leaders to keep their Millennium Development Goal promises, through the international release of a [...] ...

Source: 3v4.com --- 88 days ago
Jal will address the United Nations on the arms trade.  Rap artist Emmanuel Jal, a native of Sudan, will address the United Nations assembly on the global arms trade. Jal, after years as a forced child-mercenary in Africa has released multiple albums that speak to his experiences as a child soldier.Drafted into rebel armies at the age of seven, Jal has shaped his experiences into a successful recording career, and is teaming up with IANSA to speak out against gun trafficking at the UN Gun Summit. ...

Source: fairerglobalization.blogspot.com --- 88 days ago
The tracks on rapper Emmanuel Jal’s major label debut, WARchild , are a bit frenetic, drawing more inspiration from the syncopated rhythms of African pop than the beat-heavy ethic of American hip-hop. The reason is simple: Jal isn’t a product of the concrete jungle, but the actual one. A native of southern Sudan, Jal was forced into the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) at the age of six. After five years of fighting, he escaped to neighboring Kenya with the aid of a British relief worker, Emma McCune . Now in his late twenties (like many child soldiers, Jal is unsure of his actual age), he is drawing attention for his musical talent as well as his captivating life-story. At last month’s 46664 concert in London celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday, Peter Gabriel called Jal “a young Bob Marley.” “[He] came out of the horror of a brutal war, a brutal childhood with a clear voice calling out against violence, hatred and materialism. He’s going to have a huge influence in the world way beyond his music,” said Gabriel. This is already happening. A documentary about Jal, also titled War Child , has been making the rounds on the international film festival circuit. He has been a spokesman for Amnesty International and the Make Poverty History campaign. He is founder of Gua , a charity devoted to education and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa. For more on Emmanuel Jal, read Emily Geminder's profile on Policy Innovatio ...

Source: tampafilmfan.com --- 2 days ago
The film fan fun choices for tonight continue: War Child , directed by C. Karim Chrobog, English, 2008 Friday, October 3, at 7 p.m. in the Miller Auditorium of Eckerd College (4200 54th Ave. S., Saint Petersburg, FL 33711) War Child is an exciting new documentary (that we are lucky to be screening prior to its theatrical release!) that tells the passionate and moving tale of Emmanuel Jal, an orphan who was forcefully conscripted into the Sudanese army at the age of 7, and has since become a peace activist and rap star, attempting to spread his message of hope and change. War Child was named the Tribeca International Film Festival's 2008 Cadillac Award Audience Choice Winner. For more information about the documentary, see www.warchildmovie.com . Emmanuel Jal will be here at Eckerd College on Wednesday, October 8, at 7 p.m. in Fox Hall of Eckerd College. This screening is co-sponsored by Palmetto Productions. All films in the series are free and open to the public, and screen in the Miller Auditorium of Eckerd College (4200 54th Ave. So., St. Petersburg). Tickets and reservations are not required. For more info, visit www.eckerd.edu/internationalcinema . ...