Hip Hop Africa by Eric Charry

Hip Hop Africa by Eric Charry

Explores urban music and youth culture in Africa

Hip Hop Africa is recommended for scholars and students with an interest in contemporary African popular culture and urbanismGiven the breadth of its content, it will be a particularly useful resource for graduate and undergraduate courses on global hip hop, African popular music, and urban African culture.

* Research in African Literatures *

Hip Hop Africa is a welcome addition to the literature on popular culture and music in Africa.

* Journal of African Cultural Studies *

[R]eaders interested in contemporary African culture, hip-hop, world music, globalization, and youth cultural identities in the twenty-first century should find Charry's Hip Hop Africa to be a useful addition to their libraries.

* Black Camera *

Readers with interests in African hip hop and urban youth cultures will find this book indispensable.

* African Studies Review *

[Eric Charry] has assembled remarkable essays by experts who offer deep historical and cultural connections showing how Africans shape rap to fit their local circumstances.

* Africa Today *

Impressively details hip hop's evolution throughout Africa . . . [and] presents important arguments in African hip hop scholarship, including discussions on African hip hop's linkages with US hip hop, and debates over authenticity and imitation. . . . . The authors in the volume provide extensive background information on hip hop's evolution throughout Africa . . . much of the volume's strength lies in its examination of local hip hop scenes . . . a good look urban music in Africa . . . a solid contribution to scholarship on African hip hop.2013

* African Studies Quarterly *

Eric Charry is Associate Professor of Music at Wesleyan University. He is author of Mande Music: Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa and has published extensively on music in Africa.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780253005755
ISBN 10	0253005752
Title	Hip Hop Africa
Author	Eric Charry
Series	African Expressive Cultures Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Indiana University Press
Year published	2012-10-23
Number of pages	404
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.