Beat Making Lab Ethiopia [Pt. 3]
Part 3 of Beat Making Lab Ethiopia features a new student taking on the Lab's challenge of penning lyrics about health issues in Ethiopia.
<p>For the latest <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/03/28/african-music-congo-beat-making-lab-zenga/" target="_blank">Beat Making Lab</a></strong> trip, producer <strong>Apple Juice Kid</strong> and <strong>Pierce Freelon</strong> flew to Ethiopia to work with the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IntraHealth" target="_blank">IntraHealth</a> global health organization in an effort to use “hip-hop as a medium to spread awareness about health issues.” When last we touched down in Addis we got to know a 21 year-old singer and aspiring beatmaker by the name of Gelila. Episode three returns with a new student to take on the Lab's challenge of penning lyrics about health issues in Ethiopia, resulting in a lyrical display. Watch the first three episodes in the six part series below and check back for more on Wednesdays.</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="52e6cefc9022e1abc2083c2be9494838"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5nfrlY-tTCY?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p><strong>Beat Making Lab Ethiopia Pt. 3</strong></p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="734122de720754e7cd1f57cda00a4eec"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KjyhqxGJgOY?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/10/09/ethiopia-beat-making-lab-video/" target="_blank">Beat Making Lab Ethiopia Pt. 2</a></strong></p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5c5d2ab33592962fad356cb4c0d3a82f"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zoOFxUPAI0Y?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/10/02/beat-making-lab-ethiopia/" target="_blank">Beat Making Lab Ethiopia Pt. 1</a></strong></p>
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