| Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop: Globalization, Transcultural Music, and Ethnic Identities Contributor(s): Dennis, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739150561 ISBN-13: 9780739150566 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Ethnic - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| LCCN: 2011037372 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.01 lbs) 190 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop: Globalization, Transcultural Music, and Ethnic Identities, by Christopher Dennis, explores the impact that globalization and the transnational spread of U.S. popular culture-specifically hip-hop and rap-are having on the social identities of younger generations of black Colombians. Along with addressing why and how hip-hop has migrated so effectively to Colombia's black communities, Dennis introduces readers to some of the country's most renowned Afro-Colombian hip-hop artists, their musical innovations, and production and distribution practices. Above all, Dennis demonstrates how, through a mode of transculturation, today's young artists are transforming U.S. hip-hop into a more autonomous art form used for articulating oppositional social and political critiques, reworking ethnic identities, and actively contributing to the reimagining of the Colombian nation. Afro-Colombian Hip-Hop uncovers ways in which young Afro-Colombian performers are attempting to use hip-hop and digital media to bring the perspectives, histories, and expressive forms of their marginalized communities into national and international public consciousness. |