Billi Now Now! is all about youth. It’s bold, brave, and revolutionary – young voices telling their stories, talking about their issues and speaking on what matters to them.
Droit sur la Piste! (Straight on Track!) French-language music and radio drama encourages young people, and their allies, to think about, start conversations and act to advance youth sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This pan-African collaboration of creatives brings you music for the mind and the soul, and creatively tells real, relevant stories through drama.
Produced by CMFD Productions for the Billi Now Now! initiative for distribution in Francophone West Africa.
The Music
, Hear the rhythms, dance to the beat, live the words
Sigauque Project, Black 5, and Dedu One are the driving creative force behind the two new music singles.
Visé le Sommet, a lively afro-fusion tune driven by happening Burkinabé coupé-décalé rhythms, an offshoot of Congolese seben beats – fans of soukous will love this song. Listen to the inspiring vocals of Dedu One – be brave, make yourself heard, reach for the summit!
Assumé, this energetic track combines traditionally-inspired Ivorian abodan rhythms with hard-hitting, modern rap vocals pf Black 5 – think positive, be informed, be daring. This innovative fusion is a unique sound of its own.
Listen on:
The Drama…
Meet Madou, Salif, Mariam, and Zalissa. Together they pursue their dream – making music on local stages, aspiring to be global hit-makers. But accomplishing dreams is never easy.
Madou: Considers himself a charming ladies’ man, always ready to party. Until one day his bad choices threaten the band’s road to stardom.
Salif: A serious student full of good intentions, he struggles to understand his life differs from his female classmates. Peer pressure and a night out cause regrets.
Mariam: Hard worker, a loyal friend, always ready to give sound advice, but conflicted about her own love life.
Zalisa. Life has never been easy – her parents’ death, life with her uncle, she faces a desperate choice with potential life-long consequences.
Get involved!
- Post on social media: music, radio drama, your thoughts & reactions. Use the hashtags: #BilliNowNow #DroitSurLaPiste