East African Hip Hop: Youth Culture and Globalization

by Mwenda Ntarangwi

Book Overview

In this book, Mwenda Ntarangwi analyzes how young hip hop artists in the East African nations of Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania showcase the opportunities and challenges brought by the globalization of music. Combining local popular music traditions with American and Jamaican styles of rap, East African hip hop culture reflects the difficulty of creating commercially accessible music while honoring tradition and East African culture. Ntarangwi pays...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252076532
• ISBN13: 9780252076534
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"