Aisha Deme

Aisha Dème a senegalese entrepreneur and a strong voice of cultural activism in Africa.
Aisha is the out-going Chairwoman and founding board member of Music In Africa, a foundation that raised $2M+ and worked across 40 countries to promote and support the African music industry. Previously, she co-founded and led AgenDakar.com in 2009, the first online portal dedicated to promoting and showcasing the Senegalese art and music scene. She is now focused Siriworo, her most recent #A, structuring art and culture projects (Music, visual art exhibitions, Poetry, Slam, ...etc) as well as incubating and accelerating an emerging wave of outstanding cultural entrepreneurs in Africa.

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