The man who exported hip-hop to France

From a broke bookseller in the rural French city of Dijon to a music producer in New York, Bernard Zekri is the master of reinvention. We talk to him about how he found himself in the heart of the burgeoning hip-hop movement in the 1980s in the Bronx and how he helped introduce the music genre to France and the rest of the world.suitcase also tested positive.  Filippi's name, address and claim tag were attached to both suitcases.


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At trial, Filippi testified in his own defense.  He stated that a few days before departing Ecuador his own suitcases had been stolen, along with his passport.1   Urgently needing luggage for his trip, Filippi purchased the two new suitcases from vendors at an open air market.  He claimed to have noticed nothing unusual about the appearance or odor of the suitcases.


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According to Filippi, an Ecuadorian citizen named Manuel Oswaldo Jines-Diaz had first-hand knowledge of the above events.  Filippi claims that Jines-Diaz placed an advertisement requesting return of the stolen passport and helped pack the new suitcases.  Thus, Jines-Diaz could serve as a witness to Filippi's otherwise uncorroborated