Hip hop and social change in Africa : ni wakati / edited by Msia Kibona Clark and Mickie Mwanzia Koster.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clark, Msia Kibona, editor.

Mwanzia Koster, Mickie, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rap (Music)--Social aspects--Africa.

Rap (Music).

Rap (Music)--Africa--History and criticism.

Rap (Music)--Social aspects.

Africa.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 283 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Lexington Books, [2014]

Summary:

Hip Hop and Social Change in Africa: Ni Wakati examines social change in Africa through the lens of hip hop music and culture. Artists engage their African communities in a variety of ways that confront established social structures, using coded language and symbols to inform, question, and challenge. Through lyrical expression, dance, and graffiti, hip hop is used to challenge social inequality and to push for social change. This book looks across Africa and explores how hip hop is being used in different places, spaces, and moments to foster change. Authors from a wide range of fields, including history, sociology, African and African American studies, and political science, explore the transformative impact that hip hop has had on African youth, who have in turn emerged to push for social change on the continent. The powerful moment in which those that want change decide to consciously and collectivelv take a stand is rooted in an awareness that has much to do with time. Therefore, the book centers on African hip hop around the context of "it's time" for change-Ni Wakati. Book jacket.

Contents:

I "Social Ills": Coming from Behind the Microphone to Effect in Africa

1 Hip Hop Halisi: Continuities of Heroism on the African Political Landscape / Caroline Mose Mose, Caroline 3

2 Building Our Nation: Senegalese Hip Hop Artists as Agents of Social and Political Change / Sheba Lo Lo, Sheba 27

3 Speaking Truth to Power: Hip Hop and the African Awakening / Amentahru Wahlrab Wahlrab, Amentahru 49

4 Malian Hip Hop: Social Engagement through Music / Amkoullel L'enfant Peulh Peulh, Amkoullel L'enfant 65

II "The Dusty Foot Philosopher": Hip Hop Voices on Social Change in Africa

5 How Hip Hop Impacts Social Change in Africa / Malle Marxist Marxist, Malle 70

6 Redefining the Struggle: Remembering the Mau Mau through Hip Hop Music / Mich Nyazualo Nyazualo, Mich 72

7 Hip Hop, Youth Activism, and the Dilemma of Colored Identity in South Africa / Shaheen Ariefdien Ariefdien, Shaheen, Rico Chapman Chapman, Rico 94

8 Beyond Y'en A Marre: Pikine's Hip Hop Youth Say "Enough is Enough" and Pave the Way for Continous Social Change / Asligal Berktay Berktay, Asligal 112

9 Gender Representations among Tanzanian Female Emcees / Msia Kibona Clark Clark, Msia Kibona 144

10 Hip Hop and Social Change in Uganda / Slim MC Slim, MC 170

III "Adjuma": Hip Hop's Transformation of the Urban Space in Africa

11 Tanzanian MCs vs. Social Discourse / Mejah Mbnya Mbnya, Mejah 174

12 From the Great Island to the African Continent through the Western World: Itineraries of a "Return to the Origins" through Hip Hop Music in Madagascar (2000-2011) / Klara Boyer-Rossol Boyer-Rossol, Klara 178

13 The Musicscapes of a Country in Transition: Cultural Identity, Youth Agency, the Emergent Hip Hop Culture, and the Quest for Socio-Political Change in Sierra Leone / John Idriss Lahai Lahai, John Idriss 198

14 Hip Hop and Sheng in Nairobi: Creating Identity Markers and Expressing a Lifestyle / Katharina Greven Greven, Katharina 226.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0739193295

9780739193297

OCLC:

885226160

Publisher Number:

99961268660