What's Up Africa: Breakdance Overload in Kampala!!!
What’s Up Africa Breakdance Project Uganda episode exploring the work of Abrams Tekya.
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In this first installment of Ikenna's East African travels, What's Up Africa explores the work of Abrams Tekya, founder of the "Breakdance Project Uganda." Abrams describes the project as a non-profit that utilizes break-dancing and hip-hop culture as learning tools to effect positive change in Ugandan societies. Ikenna also speaks to the participants of BPU and finds out what it is about break-dancing in particular that resonates with them; he even goes as far as (very unsuccessfully) battling one of the B-girls. Ikenna wraps up his first episode of the Uganda series with a freestyle cypher featuring four of BPU's many participants. Big ups to Abrams Tekya, BPU and their positive work in Uganda!
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