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Hip-hop is an American cultural phenomenon, but its influence is worldwide. Robin Moore talks about politically engaged hip-hop in Cuba; Grant Farred explores hip-hop in South Africa, from Prophets of Da City to Skwatta Kamp; and H. Samy Alim takes a look at Islamic hip-hop. Musical excerpts include Orishas, Microphone Brise le Silence, Remarkable Current, and others. Fifteen- and thirty-second promos available. If you are interested in this, see our piece at What's the Word? Literary Roots of Opera .
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