Anzor Alem, from Goma to Casablanca: a singular trajectory that questions the borders of African music – Asaase Radio

A young man in clear glasses and a denim jacket over an orange hoodie, wearing a yellow t-shirt, poses against a white background with blue and purple lighting, channeling the vibrant style of African music from Goma to Casablanca.

The name Anzor Alem may not appear first on the poster of the Casablanca Music Week, but his presence in this programming says a lot about the current  developments in the African music landscape.

Originally from Kisangani, in the Democratic  Republic of Congo, this artist mixes music and cinema in a journey that escapes the dominant  logics of the cultural industry.

In Casablanca, his arrival is not only an artistic choice: it  carries within it the tensions, hopes and changes of a continent in search of new stories. 

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