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Filling the Head : Listening to Rap in Arabic / Rayya El Zein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- El Zein, Rayya, author.
- Series:
- Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular music.
- Music--Instruction and study.
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (190 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- When asked what drew them to experimental Arabic-language rap, performers and fans shared a common refrain: various artists or tracks "filled their head" (' abba rasshom ), offering relief from their dissatisfaction, cynicism, resignation, and disgust with contemporary politics and society.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780253072986
- 0253072980
- OCLC:
- 1514632302
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