Hip Hop & Diaspora: Connecting the Arab Spring by Lara Dotson-Renta Every evolution has a certain style of music connected to it. The recent and still
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Rap Music in Libya: Serving as a Mouthpiece for Change
Rap Music in Libya: Serving as a Mouthpiece for Change While rap and hip hop in North America today is predominantly done for entertainment purposes,
Namibia: Women Hip-Hop Artists Challenge Stereotypes
Different from American hip-hop, African hip-hop prides itself on a more positive portrayal of women, but traditional cultural attitudes towards women still dominate the industry,
Uganda’s Bouncing Cats: Hip hop with heart
Bouncing Cats is a new documentary of one man’s attempt to bring breakdance to the war-torn children of Uganda. The man is Abraham ‘Abramz’ Tekya,
Libya’s artists: We are the ‘true’ Libya
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Tunisia’s rappers provide soundtrack to a revolution
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