Hip Hop as Performance and Ritual - Softcover

Smith, William

 
9781412053945: Hip Hop as Performance and Ritual
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1412053943 ISBN 13: 9781412053945
Publisher: Trafford Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Hip-hop has had a fertile and exciting life in the underground scene of Washington DC. There are several clubs that have nurtured the music and many individuals who have upheld the art form in the shadow of DC's popular music, go-go. Priest do Nomad is one of these formidable MC's who kept the torch lit. This is the story in historical, musicological and anthropological context.

By looking at Priest da Nomad (an underground hip-hop MC) through his various performances, relationships, and compositions, we may be able to understand more clearly what goes on in the life of an underground hip-hop artist and find out what informs his perspective vis-à-vis other pop hip-hop artists. This will also give us a chance to investigate the apparent links between the Africanisms that exist in all other forms of Afro-Diasporic expressions such as jazz, blues, reggae, calypso, Latin music and compare and contrast them with hip-hop.


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Publisher
Trafford Publishing
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1412053943
ISBN 13 
9781412053945
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
268