Kristel Le Mans, France
These roaring artists in their twenties, all from underprivileged areas of the capital Antananarivo, are determined,
more
than ever, to electrify the crowds. They talk about the injustices of the Big Red Island, corruption, the glaring gap between
rich and poor, the precariousness and exclusion of young people, their hopes, dreams and their loved ones.
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