{"id":130106,"date":"2025-06-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=130106"},"modified":"2025-06-25T14:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:49:21","slug":"samba-peuzzi-dakar-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/samba-peuzzi-dakar-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Samba Peuzzi, Dakar boy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Samba Peuzzi, Dakar Boy | Off the Map\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S9coRKZwQ-U?feature=oembed&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>PAM presents : Samba Peuzzi, Dakar boy <\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>This new episode of the Off the Map series, co-produced with Kourtrajm\u00e9 Dakar, takes you to meet rapper Samba Peuzzi. Flea markets, dancefloors, soccer pitches\u2026 Take a guided tour of the Senegalese capital, with the illustrious Senegal Boy, to discover its high points on the road to success.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The influence of mbalakh and the use of the traditional tama, coupled with the influences of American rap, make Senegalese hip hop a one of a kind scene. Samba Peuzzi Tine still isn\u2019t thirty, but he&#8217;s been reigning over the game in Senegal for half a dozen years. And beyond. His rap career began in the far-flung suburbs of Dakar, where the MC honed his tailor-made flow, sharpened his musical curiosity and perfected his lifestyle, armed with a keen sense of fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by Manou Moussa Ndiaye, co-directed by Oumar Bayo Fallet and Khadim Ndiaye, <em>Samba Peuzzi, Dakar Boy<\/em> is the final episode in our Off the Map series. For this final chapter, PAM takes you to the heart of Dakar, between the legendary Colobane flea market and the dancefloors of Dakar&#8217;s clubs, where the rapper&#8217;s fan base continues to grow. \u201c<em>You know, we all have a certain image of Samba Peuzzi here in Senegal,<\/em>\u201d confides Khadim Ndiaye, co-director of the documentary. \u201c<em>Music videos artificially star rappers. That&#8217;s their role, and Samba plays it perfectly. But knowing his lyrics, we know he&#8217;s also something else. Because Samba&#8217;s hometown is often cited in his lyrics. Because despite his success, this artist remains very close to the inhabitants of his neighborhood. Bringing to light this attachment, this intimacy and this humanity were real driving forces during the shoot<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.39.47-1010x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.39.47-1010x474.png 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.39.47-759x356.png 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.39.47-1440x676.png 1440w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.39.47-661x310.png 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.39.47-465x218.png 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.39.47-375x176.png 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.39.47.png 1915w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Samba with his fans in Diamaguene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Kourtrajm\u00e9 Dakar provided the support for filming and writing. Founded three years ago by filmmakers Toumani Sangar\u00e9 and Ladj Ly, among others, this film school trains around forty students each year. Open to all, and with no diploma requirements, this house of learning gives a chance to those who haven&#8217;t had access to higher education, to express their voice. The Kourtrajm\u00e9 school network was born out of the Parisian collective of the same name, founded in the mid-nineties by Kim Chapiron, Romain Gavras and Toumani Sangar\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was within the school that the three authors of our documentary on Samba Peuzzi were trained: \u201c<em>Kourtrajm\u00e9 has woven a network of free, committed and militant schools,<\/em>\u201d comments Emma Sangar\u00e9, co-director of Kourtrajm\u00e9 Dakar. &#8220;<em>Each school is rooted in its local area. Here in Dakar, beyond the acquisition of skills, our mission also consists in finding projects, structuring and supporting the professional integration activities of our students. We are committed to this diptych between training and access to the audiovisual production market. In this respect, the boys&#8217; documentary, supported by both Pan African Music and Kourtrajm\u00e9, is an ideal collaboration. What&#8217;s more, our team and Samba Peuzzi are from the same generation, so this short film is a look at youth, a richness that you can feel in the rendering!<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.38.37-1010x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.38.37-1010x474.png 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.38.37-759x356.png 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.38.37-1440x676.png 1440w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.38.37-661x310.png 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.38.37-465x218.png 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.38.37-375x176.png 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-13-at-10.38.37.png 1910w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The soccer pitch in Diamaguene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>He&#8217;s authentic and real,<\/em>\u201d adds Oumar Bayo Fallet, the film&#8217;s other co-director, speaking about the protagonist. &#8220;<em>People who know Samba really know how attached he is to his neighborhood, to his personal environment. And that was part of the original plot of the documentary, the scenario that Samba would take us to his favorite places in Dakar.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the documentary we get a tour of Colobane flea market, later transformed into a soccer pitch, a high point for socializing on Sundays in the neighborhood: \u201c<em>When we talk about Samba, we&#8217;re talking about fashion! Colobane is also the place where it all began for him, much more so than in the chic places of the capital,<\/em>\u201d comments Oumar Bayo Fallet. \u201c<em>Colobane is the place for connoisseurs, for those who want to dress differently,<\/em>\u201d explains Khadim Ndiaye. \u201c<em>For the soccer field, it was really Samba&#8217;s desire to be able to showcase this iconic location, which incidentally brought back childhood memories for the whole film crew.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>He dresses in Colobane, his songs are direct parables to life in the working-class neighborhoods of Dakar where he still spends a lot of time&#8230; Samba Peuzzi is an artist who lets himself be influenced by his environment,<\/em>\u201d sums up Manou Moussa, who wrote the film. \u201c<em>Samba still spends a lot of time with the people he grew up with. It&#8217;s this intimate, natural thread that we&#8217;ve endeavored to draw throughout Samba Peuzzi, Dakar Boy.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between success and loyalty to his neighborhood, American rap, Mbalakh outbursts and samples of traditional instruments, Samba Peuzzi moves forward and unfolds his universe, in a singular fusion of genres and influences. And daring: \u201c<em>That&#8217;s what being an artist means to me,<\/em>\u201d explains Khadim, \u201c<em>it means maintaining and assuming your vision despite the critics, being faithful to your origins, while looking to the future.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SAMBA_KT_PAM_4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SAMBA_KT_PAM_4.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SAMBA_KT_PAM_4-759x1012.jpeg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SAMBA_KT_PAM_4-661x881.jpeg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SAMBA_KT_PAM_4-465x620.jpeg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SAMBA_KT_PAM_4-375x500.jpeg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This new episode of our Off the Map series, co-produced with Kourtrajm\u00e9, takes you to the Senegalese capital with a guided tour by rapper Samba Peuzzi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":129968,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9402,9403],"tags":[41253,23741,41366],"location":[8264],"yst_prominent_words":[8403,8414,8447,8402,8435,12928,8438],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130106"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130106"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=130106"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=130106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}