An Introduction to Hip-Hop Culture in Guinea-Bissau: The Guinean <em>Raperu</em>

  • Federica Lupati Universidade Nova de Lisboa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21471/jls.v1i1.33
Keywords: Popular music, Rap, Politics, Nation, Contemporary Africa

Abstract

This article discusses the provenance and emergence of hip-hop culture as a form of resistance in Guinea-Bissau. It describes a political backdrop of national instability and how contemporary Guinean hip-hop forms took their cue from 1970s New York. It discusses the political stances of Guinea's most celebrated hip-hop artists.

Author Biography

Federica Lupati, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Federica Lupati is a doctoral student at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Published
2016-06-28
Issue
Vol 1 No 1 (2016): Special Dossier on Lusophone Africa
Section
Articles

Copyright (c) 2016 Federica Lupati

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