Rhythm & Remedy, bringing remedies to the world, one HeartBeat at a time Interview by Stephanie Harris
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osalind “Pozzie” Lott co-founder of Rhythm & Remedy-Where Hip Hop Helps, along with cofounder Lawndon “NC Abram” Grant, are on a mission to empower young people around the world using art and music. Committed to their vision, they initiated the HeartBeat Project, an art and music institute that aims to educate and empower Senegalese youth, in Dakar, Senegal.
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Now living in Dakar, Lott and Grant, after a seven-day trip to Africa turned into a stay of over a year, felt an overwhelming need and urgency to support a country where the average age of its population is 1 8. Pozzie says, ‘Some change the world with their doctorate or law degrees while others trail blaze, fortifying change through the arts.’ Dedicated to the recording artist AKON, the