Tag: Hiplife
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Hip Hop as Social Commentary in Accra and Dar es Salaam
Hip Hop as Social Commentary in Accra and Dar es Salaam by Msia Kibona Clark African Studies Quarterly | Volume 13, Issue 3 | Summer 2012 Abstract: This paper looks at the use of African hip hop as social commentary in Accra, Ghana and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Hip hop is by its definition a
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Immunization Strategies: Hip-hop and Critique in Tanzania
The article Immunization Strategies: Hip-hop and Critique in Tanzania by Koen Stroeken written in Africa: Journal of the International African Institute, talks about Tanzanian hip-hop music style called Bongo Flava, which when translated to English literally means “flavor of the brains”. Just like Hiplife in Ghana, Bongo Flava is another example of localization of hip-hop