Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) interview

Conscious, informed, thoughtful, universal magnetic, b-boy scientific: interview with Yasiin Bey (afka Mos Def aka Black Dante) on the Made In Africa Foundation.
Filmed at the Our Future, Made in Africa gala event in collaboration with the IC Publications Africa Bankers Awards, in Marrakech, Morocco.
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Website: www.madeinafric...
RUclips Channel: / myfutureafrica
Facebook: / madeinafricafoundation
Twitter Handle: @MyFutureAfrica
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The event was attended by 400 leaders of the world's banking and investment community, gathering in Marrakech for the African Development Bank's annualsummit, concentrating on creating progress and investment across Africa.
The event featured electrifying musical performances by John Legend and Youssou N'Dour, and the after-show featuring Akon and Yasiin Bey (the artist formerly known as Mos Def).
The designs of Amine Bendriouich (Moroccan), Pierre Antoine Vettorello (French Ivoirian), Samantha Cole (British-Nigerian), and Mimi Plange (Ghanaian-born Californian) were brought together for the show by Ozwald Boateng. Featuring 30 models, including Sessilee Lopez and Sonja Wanda, the Made in Africa Foundation celebrated the enormous positivity coursing through the African continent and its diaspora in terms of creativity and commerce.
"Africa has been the inspiration of all great artists such as Picasso and designers like Yves Saint Laurent. As Africa rises and we see the African century our creativity in all the arts will be clear."
Ozwald Boateng, co-founder and Trustee of the Made in Africa Foundation
"For Africa to reach and exceed the growth rates needed to feed and house all of our people and become the powerhouse of the globe that it could be, needs a meeting of the minds of its creative genius and its finance gurus - this extraordinary event is the first of many!"
Chris Cleverly, CEO of the Made In Africa Foundation
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The Made In Africa Foundation was founded in 2011 by Ozwald Boateng, Chris Cleverly, Kola Aluko, and Atlantic Energy to support and fund master plans and feasibility studies for transformational and large scale developments and infrastructure projects across the African continent.
"It's a well-known statistic that US$400 million of funding for feasibility studies and master plans across sub-Saharan Africa would develop over US$100 billion of infrastructure projects, which in turn would create a trillion dollars of value across Africa. The first step is often the hardest and we have created this Foundation with Atlantic Energy to make that step easier for Africans."
Ozwald Boateng
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Film Generated by: the10group.isebox.net

[@m.d.el-bey6302]

The Moors will rise again!! Keep it up Brother Bey, I hope to join the fight soon.

[@jamesjohnson5480]

Never let anyone know your plans before they're executed,they will know for themselves what you are doing when they see the succesful results of what you began. the spot light lacks humility.....sorry you had to learn the hard way Mos.
True humility is the (Quiet) pursuit of ones own excellence.

[@samella35]

Thanks for sharing. Mos Def is a beautiful spirit.

[@therosewebbb]

He's enlightened.

[@wiggimoondrop]

Great to hear someone talking about Africa benefiting from itself for a change!

[@1337Pwn4g3]

Mos on that college professor type shit

[@MrEDWINMOSES]

Salute brother Yaslin. May the Most High protect you on the journey!

[@LOOKATMEMOFO96]

YES ! I'm originally from marrakesh i love that city , but now that i grew up in CANADA i can't visit it a lot anyway . PEACE TO YOU YASIN , MAY ALLAH GUIDE YOU

[@camilocatano2380]

Mof deff is fighting for a revolutions not like kanye he is fighting forhis leather yoga pants

[@ricierobinson7261]

So in love with his mind

[@CoconutIsle]

i think i love him.

[@GeneralWisefool]

Always speaks the truth.

[@carlmceddie2312]

So much respect to you Mos. Black Star revival what up??!?!

[@Zopeh]

Peace

[@Keilco]

why does his voice sound different?

[@marvinleecarey84]

One Love. BIG UP Brother Bey for keeping it trill.

[@souflotv]

yes 90% he is right , i guess you believe what you are told , and not what you see , i guess you think books do not lie , what books are you reading??

[@sisiangela5769]

@word1ist....before you start shooting at a brother, realise this.. he said Africa has more than 50% of the planet's natural resources, not 90...

[@TheMostHigh]

serious.

[@tdeweesebeats]

speech not spelling

[@word1ist]

90% of all the natural resources? um yeah..... not! I love you mos def but read a book man!!