Songs produced behind bars earn convict street cred in Burkina Faso
By Reuters
16 July 2019 |
10:44 am
In a time of talent shows, the Ouagadougou prison and correctional facility known as MOCO is home to Burkina Faso's latest musical find - Roland Tapsoba, AKA 'Rolbi'.
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