Poto-Poto is an awareness-raising campaign about child rights and young people’s problems in Africa, which was launched by Plan and AURA (Artistes United for African Rap) in July 2006.
The project is based on an album focused on child rights called "The extraordinary stories of the Poto-Poto children".
This concept album is the sound track of a musical, which takes place in the Poto-Poto market. In this market is home to children from different social backgrounds and cultures. Their paths cross in the Poto-Poto market and they tell each other and the adults they meet their stories.
The Poto-Poto project concerts are the staging for these extraordinary meetings through which we discover the problems of African children. Video clips will support the promotion of the album and prepare concert tours, which will be done as a caravan travelling through several countries.
Video clips (one of which "Bienvenue à Poto-Poto" came out in 2007), a film of the musical, a book and a website will support the project’s marketing campaign.
Poto Poto
AURA, the network for Artists United for African Rap, in partnership with Plan take part in the Poto-Poto project, which is a awareness-raising campaign on children’s rights in West Africa and the rest of the world.
Life in poto poto
Dialogue between King Pee (the drug dealer) and Akossiwa (the servant) during which she is getting shouted at by King Pee
La promenade
Story of a day in Poto Poto through the journey of XUM the rickshaw who, on his way meets his friends
Poto poto dancing
Despite all the problems they have to face up to, children of Poto Poto’s market have happy times.
Braquage à Poto Poto
This is the story of a young man, abandoned at Poto Poto’s market, where he spreads terror with his associate the General.
Enfant soldat
The General Child soldier finds himself subject to many questions from his friends of Poto Poto, who can’t understand that a child could wage war on somebody.
You shouda know
U shouda know or you should know that life is no picnic and that nothing is easy to obtain on earth.
Fous le bordel
In this ragga song, children of Poto Poto talk with PRIPRI (a prostitute), in order to know why she does this job
Mamadi
Mamadi has a chronic disease. He lives in the street, his suffering yet obvious don’t seem to move Poto Poto’s population.
Talibé
Moussa relates everyday life of the talibé (beggar child) in Africa. These children are often exploited
Bienvenue à Poto Poto
As usual in Africa children of Poto Poto welcome all the visitors of the market, introduce themselves, and speak a little bit of their real life.
