Female Rapper to Speak at TEDxSão Tomé · Global Voices
Thiana Biondo

Marlene Bandeira, or as she is better known Nely Strong [pt], has been added to the TEDxSão Tomé  [en] speaker line up. Rapper, she uses local slangs to portray São Tomé and Príncipe [en] society in her lyrics. Recently, Nely released the song ‘Mordomia’ – a hit in the islands – with the rapper Tigre T. The TEDxSão Tomé happens in 20 June, 2013 and is open for pre-registration  [en] until this Monday.