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Hip Hop Africa explores a new generation of Africans who are not only consumers of global musical currents, but also active and creative participants. Eric Charry and an international group of contributors look carefully at youth culture and the explosion of hip hop in Africa, the embrace of other contemporary genres, including reggae, ragga, and gospel music, and the continued vitality of drumming. Covering Senegal, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa, this volume offers unique perspectives on the presence and development of hip hop and other music in Africa and their place in global music culture.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. A Capsule History of African Rap
  2. pp. 1-26
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  1. Part 1. Rap Stories (Ghana and South Africa)
  1. 1. The Birth of Ghanaian Hiplife: Urban Style, Black Thought, Proverbial Speech
  2. pp. 29-56
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  1. 2. A Genre Coming of Age: Transformation, Difference, and Authenticity in the Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture of South Africa
  2. pp. 57-76
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  1. Part 2. Griots and Messengers (Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and Malawi)
  1. 3. The Rapper as Modern Griot: Reclaiming Ancient Traditions
  2. pp. 79-91
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  1. 4. Promises of the Chameleon: Reggae Artist Tiken Jah Fakoly’s Intertextual Contestation of Power in Côte d’Ivoire
  2. pp. 92-108
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  1. 5. Style, Message, and Meaning in Malawian Youth Rap and Ragga Performances
  2. pp. 109-126
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  1. Part 3. Identity and Hybridity (Mali and Nigeria)
  1. 6. Mapping Cosmopolitan Identities: Rap Music and Male Youth Culture in Mali
  2. pp. 129-146
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  1. 7. Nigerian Hip Hop: Exploring a Black World Hybrid
  2. pp. 147-168
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  1. Part 4. East Coast (Kenya and Tanzania)
  1. 8. The Local and Global in Kenyan Rap and Hip Hop Culture
  2. pp. 171-186
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  1. 9. Imitation and Innovation in the Music, Dress, and Camps of Tanzanian Youth
  2. pp. 187-208
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  1. Part 5. Popular Music Panoramas (Ghana and Malawi)
  1. 10. Contemporary Ghanaian Popular Music since the 1980s
  2. pp. 211-233
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  1. 11. Popular Music and Young Male Audiences in Contemporary Malawi
  2. pp. 234-258
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  1. Part 6. Drumming (Mali)
  1. 12. Urban Drumming: Traditional Jembe Celebration Music in a West African City (Bamako)
  2. pp. 261-282
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  1. Music for an African Twenty-First Century
  2. pp. 283-316
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  1. Bibliography and Online Sources
  2. pp. 317-348
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  1. Discography
  2. pp. 349-360
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  1. Videography
  2. pp. 361-364
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  1. Webography
  2. pp. 365-366
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  1. List of Contributors
  2. pp. 367-370
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 371-390
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