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May Fall, 17 years-old , composes a music at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

May Fall, 17 years-old , composes a music at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Aminata "Myamy TheAyGirl" Thiam, 31years - Old, left, instructs a student 30 years old Julia Sall, at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Aminata Thiam is Senegal's first female beatmaker. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Aminata "Myamy TheAyGirl" Thiam, 31years - Old, left, instructs a student 30 years old Julia Sall, at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Aminata Thiam is Senegal's first female beatmaker. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Aminata "Myamy TheAyGirl" Thiam, 31years - Old, creates a beat inside a studio in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Aminata Thiam is Senegal's first female beatmaker. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Aminata "Myamy TheAyGirl" Thiam, 31years - Old, creates a beat inside a studio in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Aminata Thiam is Senegal's first female beatmaker. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

A student takes notes at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

A student takes notes at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Students compose a music at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Students compose a music at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Students compose a music at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Students compose a music at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

A student composes a music at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

A student composes a music at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Aminata "Myamy TheAyGirl" Thiam, 31years - Old, creates a beats inside a studio in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Aminata Thiam is Senegal's first female beatmaker. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Aminata "Myamy TheAyGirl" Thiam, 31years - Old, creates a beats inside a studio in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Aminata Thiam is Senegal's first female beatmaker. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Aminata "Myamy TheAyGirl" Thiam, 31 years-old, left, and Alioune Faye, 29 years -old, right, instruct students at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Aminata Thiam is Senegal's first female beatmaker. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Aminata "Myamy TheAyGirl" Thiam, 31 years-old, left, and Alioune Faye, 29 years -old, right, instruct students at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Aminata Thiam is Senegal's first female beatmaker. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Aminata "Myamy TheAyGirl" Thiam, 31years - Old, poses for a photographs in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Aminata Thiam is Senegal's first female beatmaker. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Aminata "Myamy TheAyGirl" Thiam, 31years - Old, poses for a photographs in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Aminata Thiam is Senegal's first female beatmaker. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Aminata "Myamy TheAyGirl" Thiam, 31years - Old, center, instructs a student 30 years old Julia Sall, at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Aminata Thiam is Senegal's first female beatmaker. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Aminata "Myamy TheAyGirl" Thiam, 31years - Old, center, instructs a student 30 years old Julia Sall, at a beat making class for women in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. Aminata Thiam is Senegal's first female beatmaker. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)