Emmanuel Jal became a child soldier in Sudan at age seven, but he was rescued by a foreign aid worker a few years later and sent to school in Kenya. Today, he's a hip-hop artist. His music focuses on his life story and relays messages of peace and reconciliation.

Host Peggy Wehmeyer talked with Ish Mafundikwa, our world music tour guide, about Emmanuel Jal and his music. Emmanuel Jal's autobiography is called War Child and has recently been released in paperback.

Encore presentation from April 10, 2010.

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