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Music: African Hip-Hop: Author Eric S. Charry Feels the Beat

Over the course of roughly three decades, African hip-hop culture has evolved from being an insular fad enjoyed almost exclusively by those with access to Western culture to a continental movement that has inspired social engagement amongst its listeners. Eric S. Charry, editor of the book “Hip Hop Africa: New African Music in a Globalizing World,” was at the forefront of Africa’s hip-hop revolution in the late 1980s. He recently took the time to chat with The Africa Bazaar about the genre’s place in both contemporary African music and around the world

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