Emerging star Suboi ‘pushing the limits’ as one of the few female rappers in socially conservative Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – “Life is happy, so what?” sings Vietnamese artist Suboi in her new hit single N-sao. The song…
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Vietnam’s rap queen and traditional society’s changing voice
Tagged with: Hip Hop, Ho Chi Minh City, politics, Rap, Saigon, social media, Suboi, Vietnam
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Thailand’s Underground Hip Hop – Southeast Asia Dispatches
BANGKOK – Last Monday, a Thai hip hop collective released Rap Against Dictatorship, a new song and video critical of the country’s military rulers. The artists may be summonsed and charged for uploading the video to Youtube if the police find…
Tagged with: 19Tyger, Bangkok, Eleven Fingers, Hip Hop, Klong Toey, rap music, Thailand
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Uganda’s Hip Hop for Change – CBC The World This Weekend
KAMPALA, Uganda – February 18, 2016 was the presidential election in Uganda. President Yoweri Museveni extended his mandate beyond 30 years in power. But Ugandan youth want change. They are using indigenous language hip hop to express themselves and to…
Tagged with: Africa, Babaluku, censorship, Hip Hop, hip hop pioneers, Indigenous languages, Luga Flow, Luganda, Native tongues, Ronnie Styl'Zamunda, Sylvester Kabombo, Tushi Polo, Uganda
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South Sudan’s Hip Hop Artists Call for Peace and Reconciliation Through the Unhip Practice of Farming
JUBA, Aug 28 2014 (IPS) – “What is the benefit when children are crying and people are dying due to hunger? There is no need to cry when you have the potential to dig,” sings Juba-based dancehall reggae group, the…
Tagged with: Addis Ababa peace talks, Africa, agriculture, Artists call for peace and reconciliation, farming, Hip Hop, Juba, peace, South Sudan
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