Stories about Music from July, 2010
Chile: Rapper and Hip-Hop Artist Ana Tijoux
Roberto Carreño dedicates [es] a post to Chilean rapper and hip-hop artist Ana Tijoux, calling her “the Chilean artist of the year.” She recently finished touring the United States where she performed 12 concerts.
Jamaica: After Dudus
“The fight to re-establish a new don to replace the power vacuum left behind by Dudus will be strong and the police are hoping that social groups will come in to help re-build trust with police”: Jamaica Salt looks at the situation post-Dudus’ extradition, while YardFlex.com follows the police detention...
Cape Verde: Rap as Socio-Political Stage
Blogger Redy Wilson Lima talks about the rescue attempt of Cape Verde identity through art [pt]. For him, rap and the hip hop movement have been the country's socio-political stage since the 90s, giving voice to the oppressed (see the local rap video “Difficult Situation“, pt).
South Africa: We can't play football but we can dance
Football is not our thing, but we can surely dance: “South Africans may not be the best football players but they surely can sing and dance. I watch TV reports about South African workers on strike, with amusement.”
East Africa: Swahili Nation Music Awards
Hot Secrets announces the launching of Swahili Nation Music Awards (SWANMA): “The awards motto: Let's Go Global is a call for East African musicians to think beyond the continental borders.”
East Timor: Concert against human trafficking
Notes from Abroad posts pictures of a concert in Timor Leste which was organized to generate awareness about human trafficking
Lebanon: Najwa Karam's New Video Clip
Hanitizer at Arab-American group blog KABOBfest remarks on a new video clip by Lebanese signer Najwa Karam, which was produced with help from the Lebanese Army.
Mozambique: Rapper Takes a Stand on Homosexuality
In a post titled Gayism is sinful[pt], Mozambican rapper Azagaia takes a stand on homosexuality: he defends “equal rights and opportunities for all Men. (…) No matter which sexual orientation”. Though the subject is rarely discussed in the southern Africa region, there is a debate tonight about “Sexual Orientation and...
Armenia: Homophobia PR defensive
Following the recent controversy surround a music video clip which contained elements that many considered homophobic, Unzipped: Gay Armenia updates readers by saying the band, VO.X, is now on the defensive and has launched a damage-limitation PR exercise in response. The blog, however, remains unimpressed and says that “being a...
