The new track from US country singer Jelly Roll, Mexican singer Carín León and Canadian producer Cirkut feels like a cheap bourbon hangover.
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African artists with major US industry support have the advantage - now more than ever.
Global hip-hop takes many cues from Kung Fu. Contrary to what denouncers might think, there is a rhyme and reason to using ‘words as weapons’.
There are many sub-genres of Hip Hop, so why is all non-Anglophone music lumped under the label ‘world music’?
The search for old or new African sounds is based around a nostalgia culture that is endemic to Anglo-American popular music.
Popular African musician Papa Wemba, who died recently, has been close to the heartbeat of the continent’s music. His influence will continue long after his death.
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Research Lead at Rhythm Obscura / Lecturer in the School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth
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Associate professor Music and Media, University of Gloucestershire
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Musician, Academic, Consultant, University of Edinburgh
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Hip-Hop Studies, University College Cork
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Professor of Music, Wesleyan University
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Lecturer in the School of Communications, University of Technology Sydney