Tag: Fela Kuti

• Hip-Hop and Human Rights in Africa

  

  Hip-Hop and Human Rights in Africa By Msia Kibona Clark February 2019 | Georgetown Journal of International Affairs “The presence of social commentary on human rights in music is not new, it is not unique to Africa, and it is not limited to hip hop. Musicians have often engaged in social commentary around human rights, which has

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  Msia Kibona Clark

  March 13, 2019

  Academic Article & Book Reviews, Africa, Angola, Articles & Books, Corruption, Egypt, Political Rap, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

  Arab Spring, Baraza la Sanaa Tanzania, Blackbird, Blaise, DJ Awadi, Emile YX?, Fela Kuti, Georgetown, hip hop scholarship, Hip Hop Studies, Human rights, Kanyi Mavi, keur-gui, Luaty Beirao, MC Amin, Museveni, Pilato, Yen A Marre

• On a Journey to Save Nigeria

  Fela Anikulapo Kuti: Visionary, artist, freedom fighter, human rights activist, and pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre. However, this blog post isn’t about the great icon but rather about the huge hole he has left in Nigerian music scene which has now finally reared a contender capable of filling that chasm. Enter “Falz” Folarin Falana:

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  awele228

  January 30, 2019

  Africa, Artist Profiles, Corruption, Hip Hop Related Events, Nigeria, Political Rap, Student Projects

  afrobeats, Falz, Fela Kuti, Nigerian hip-hop, Nigerian rap