By Andrea Milluzzi on May 20, 2013
By Andrea Milluzzi on 20 May 2013 in
STORIES
Fünf junge Männer, ein Ghettoblaster und eine Leidenschaft für Breakdance. Eine Tänzer-Crew aus Bagdad erzählt vom HipHop, der Liebe zu Michael Jackson und dem Alltag in einer Stadt, in der junge Leute versuchen, Orte für sich zu erkämpfen.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 50 Cent, Badad, Breakdance, Dohuk, Eminem, Hip Hop, Irak, Iraq, Michael Jackson, Power Group, Sheraton, Tupac Shakur |
By Norient on May 1, 2013
By Norient on 1 May 2013 in
EVENTS
Am Donnerstag 30. Mai findet im Rahmen des Programms Music and Politics an den Wiener Festwochen eine Spezialausgabe des Norient Musikfilm Festivals statt. Gezeigt werden unsere Lieblingsfilme aus vier Jahren.
Posted in EVENTS | Tagged Aaron Aites, Alessandro Negrini, Audrey Ewell, Black Metal, Coz of Moni, Emmanuel Owusu‐Bonsu, Ghana, Hip Hop, Irland, M3nsa, Mensa Ansah, Michael Spahr, Music and Politics, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Norwegen, Out of the Absurdity of Life. Globale Musik., Paradiso, Thomas Burkhalter, Until the Light Takes Us, Wanlov The Kubolor, Wiener Festwochen |
By Susanna Petrin on February 21, 2013
By Susanna Petrin and Julian Voloj on 21 February 2013 in
STORIES
Vor gut vierzig Jahren schlossen Gangster in der Bronx Frieden und schlugen sich fortan Reime um die Ohren. Ein ehemaliger Gang-Boss, eine Gangsterbraut und ein junger Rapper begleiten uns durch New Yorks berüchtigtsten Stadtteil.
Posted in STORIES, XFEATURED | Tagged Africa Bambaataa, B-boying, Benjamin Melendez, Black Benjie, Black Spades, Breakdance, Bronx, Bronx Boys Crew, Cornell Benjamin, DJ Kool Herc, Djing, Gang, Ghetto Brothers, Grandmaster Flash, Graphic Novel, Hip Hop, Hoe Avenue, Horseshoe Playground, Jazzy Jay, Johan Kugelberg, Lorine Padilla, Madison Square Boys’ and Girls’ Club, Mc, Melle Mel, Nelson Seda, New York, Rap, Savage Nomads, Savage Skulls, Seven Immortals, Slum, South Bronx, Young Sinners, Zulu Nation |
By Theresa Beyer on January 12, 2013
By Theresa Beyer on 12 January 2013 in
VIDEO
Sa 12.1 + Fr. 11.1 //Die Sissy-Bounce-Queen Big Freedia kommt in die Schweiz! Film, Tanzkurs und Clubnacht. Am 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 4. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Alex Hinton, Big Freedia Queen Diva, Bounce, Crossdressing, Deep Dickollective, Derek B, documentary, Drag, FEMA Fridays, Freddie Ross, gay rap, Hip Hop, Homohop, Hurricane Katrina, Katey Red, Le1f, Mardi Gras, Mykki Blanco, New Orleans, Norient Musikfilm Festival, Pick up the mic, QBoy, Queer, Queer Rap, Renee Moncada-McElroy, Showboys, Sissy Bounce, Tori Fixx, Triggaman, Zebra Katz |
By Norient on January 9, 2013
By Norient on 9 January 2013 in
ACADEMIC
Das erste Norient-Buch diskutiert Zeitfragen und Trends im globalisierten Musikschaffen zwischen Europa, Afrika, Lateinamerika, Asien und den USA.
Posted in ACADEMIC, XFEATURED | Tagged 2012, Africa, Afrofunk, Ali Al Deek, Alois Lüönd, Alpentöne, Ana Tijoux, Anja Brunner, Aubrey Edwards, Barbara Mürdter, Beirut, Ben Harbert, Benedikt Sartorius, Bikutsi, Cameroon, Cumbia, daggering, dance, David Rovics, Die Antwoord, DJ Marcelle, Dossier World Music 2.0, Duboka Ilegala, Ethnomusicology, Field Notes, Filastine, Flurina Rothenberger, FOKN Bois, Free Pussy, Ghana, globalization, Grey Filastine, grime, Highlife, Hip Hop, Hiplife, Hyperpop, Indonesia, Irtijal Festival, Jamaica, Jay Retludge, Jeremy Wallach, Joahnnes Rühl, Julio Mendivil, Kadebostany, Karin Scheidegger, Kink Gong, Laurent Jeannau, London Riots 2011, Marcel Ötiker, Mario Venzago, Milena Krstic, Moses Iten, Mosibuebä, Musiqa Sha'biyya, National Fanfare of Kadebostany, Neo-Tropicália, Neue Volksmusik, New Orleans, New Wave Cumbia, New Wave Dabké, Norient012, Occupy, Outhere Records, Perreo, Philipp Rhensius, Popular Music Studies, Portia Seddon, Pussy Riot, record digging, Refpolk, Retromania, Sampling, Schweiz, Selina Novak, Senegal, Shayna Silverstein, Shonegrad O'Connor, Sissy Bounce, Sonic Traces: From Switzerland, Sookee, Stefan Franzen, Stubete am See, Syria, Tanya Traboulsy, Tanz dich frei, Taraf de Haïdouks, Theresa Beyer, Thomas Burkhalter, Thomas Haferlach, Togo, Traversion, Voodoohop, Vuvuzela, Wayne Marshall, Weltmusik, Weltmusik 2.0, Wildlife, Woody Guthrie, World Music 2.0 |
By Theresa Beyer on December 5, 2012
By Theresa Beyer on 5 December 2012 in
AUDIO
In «Flying Bach» wird Bachs Wohltemperiertes Klavier mit choreografiertem Breakdance gekreuzt. Doch passen diese Welten wirklich zusammen? Und was ist so faszinierend an dieser Kombination? Kritische Gedanken zu einem Phänomen.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged B-boying, Breakdance, Christoph Hagel, Crossover, dance, Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Flying Bach, Flying Steps, Hip Hop, Johann Sebastian Bach, Opéra de Lausanne, Radio RaBe, Red Bull, Tanz |
By Irina Cvijanović on November 26, 2012
By Irina Cvijanović on 26 November 2012 in
ACADEMIC
The Macedonian songs «Raise Up Your Hand» shows how traditional Roma music is used in electronic dance music today.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Balkans, Brass Bands, cross-cultural communication, electronic dance music, Electronic Music, Esma Redžepova, Ethnomusicology, Hip Hop, intermusicality, Kiril Džajkovski, Kočani orchestra, Macedonia, new sound spaces, Performance, performing organism(s), Popular Music Studies, Ras Tweed, Reggae, Roma, Roma music, Serbia, Serdžuk orchestra, the Balkans, travelling concpets |
By Georg Milz on May 16, 2012
By Georg Milz on 16 May 2012 in
BLOG
Wo liegt die Grenze des guten Geschmacks? Die Texte der ghanischen Rap-Combo FOKN Bois sind kontrovers und drehen sich meist um das eine: Sex. Politisches Statement oder bloss Provokation?
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 2. Norient Musikfilm Festival, Africa, Al Quaida, Boko Haram, England, FOKN Bois, Gender, Ghana, Hip Hop, Kano, M3nsa, Nigeria, Rap, Sexin Islamic Girls, USA, Wanlov The Kubolor |
By Jonathan Fischer on April 29, 2012
By Jonathan Fischer on 29 April 2012 in
STORIES
Malikah ist eine der bedeutendsten Stimmen im arabischen Hip-Hop. Die libanesisch-französische Rapperin setzt sich ein für politische Freiheiten und weibliche Selbstbestimmung. Sie provoziert dabei das Establishment zwischen Beirut und Kairo.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Arab World, Beirut, Coronation, Diana Avella, Dossier Arab World, Fredwreck, Hip Hop, Lebanon, Lynn Fattouh, Lyrical Roses, Malikah, Nazizi, Rap, Translating Hip Hop |
By Torie Rose DeGhett on April 2, 2012
By Torie Rose DeGhett on 2 April 2012 in
VIDEO
The multimedia-webdocumentary «The song of Tahir square. Music at the heart of revolution» by Hussein Emara and Priscille Lafitte invites to dive in contrasting places of music in Cairo. An interactive approach.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Ahmad Fouad Negm, Ali Al-Haggar, Arab World, Arabian Knightz, As-Salam City, Cairo, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Electro-sha‘bi, Eskenderella, Fathy Salama, France24, Haitham Said, Hip Hop, Hosni Mubarak, Hussein Emara, MC Deeb, Priscille Lafitte, Ramy Essam, Revolution 2.0, Revolution Records, Tahir, Wael Ghonim, webdocumentary, Wellsbox Productions |
By Theresa Beyer on March 14, 2012
By Theresa Beyer on 14 March 2012 in
BLOG
Speech Debelle just released her second album “Freedom of Speech”, where she comment the global oil crisis or the London riots of 2011. In the interview with norient the English-Jamaican rapper has less appetite for counsciousness.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Blaze up a fire, Conscious Rap, Corynne Elliott, Dionne Bromfield, England, Freedom of Speech, Hip Hop, Jamaica, London, Mercury Prize, Rap, riot, Speech Debelle, Tinchy Stryder |
By Norient on March 2, 2012
By Norient on 2 March 2012 in
BLOG
The song “Shock” by French-Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux became the soundtrack of the Chilean student movement. The title of her newly released album “la bala” lives up to its promise of powerfulness.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged 1977, Ana Tijoux, Anamaria Merino Tijoux, Chile, Hip Hop, La bala, Latin Hip-Hop, Rap, Santiago de Chile, Sebastian Pinera, Shock, student protests |
By Anna Trechsel on January 10, 2012
By Anna Trechsel on 10 January 2012 in
STORIES
Gleich zweimal Hip-Hop aus dem Libanon zeigen die zwei Kurzfilme „Life from the BBC“ und „Visit me once a year“. – Am 13.1.2012 am 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival in Bern.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Arab World, Beirut, Bourj al-Barajneh, Diaspora, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, France, Hip Hop, I-Voice, Jackson Allers, Kitaa Bey-Route, Lebanon, Migration, Palestine, Rap, Siska, TNT, YaSeen, „Life from the BBC“, „Visit me once a year“ |
By Miriam Gazzah on January 4, 2012
By Miriam Gazzah on 4 January 2012 in
STORIES
This is a story about the empowering force of (Moroccan) hip-hop. Screened on Thursday 12.1.2012 at the 3rd Norient Musikfilm Festival.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged 3. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2012, Arab World, Brown Fingaz, DJ Key, Documentary Film, Dossier Arab World, Fnaïre, H-Kayne, Hip Hop, I Love Hip-Hop in Morocco, Josh Asen, Marrakesh, MC Bigg, Morocco, Mot de Passe, Rap |
By Michael Spahr on December 31, 2011
By Michael Spahr on 31 December 2011 in
AUDIO
Radio-Interview mit dem amerikanischen Hip-Hop-Kenner Jackson Allers über die Bedeutung des Hip Hop für die Revolutionen in der arabischen Welt.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Arab, Arab World, Deeb, Dossier Arab World, Egypt, Hip Hop, Jackson Allers, Palestine, Ramallah Underground, Revolution, Tunesia |
By Norient on December 26, 2011
By Marc Dietrich and Martin Seeliger on 26 December 2011 in
ACADEMIC
Zur Inszenierung von deutschen Rappern im Spannungsfeld von kultureller Tradition und politischem Diskurs. – «Bitte erzählt mir nix von Gangstarap, meine Jungs da draußen würden 50 Cent erstechen.»
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged 4 4 da mess, 50 Cent, A-zad, afro-american culture, Aggro Berlin, Azad, Bambi, Boogie Down Productions, Bushido, Conscious Rap, Da Fource, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Gangsta-Rap, Gangster, Ghetto Culture, ghetto tech, Global Ghettotech, globalization, Hip Hop, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Migration, Mobb Deep, Moses P, N.W.A., Niggaz With Attitude, PA Sports, prostitution, Public Enemy, Rap, Realness, Schoolly D, Snoop Dogg, USA, Violence, Warheit, weapons, Westside Connection |
By Sherry Kizhukandayil on October 26, 2011
By Sherry Kizhukandayil on 26 October 2011 in
STORIES
Wir schreiben das Jahr 2005. Bhangra beherrscht die Tanzflächen. Niemand kann sich entziehen. Was steckt hinter dem exotischen Sound? Was für Künstler gibt es neben dem auch hierzulande bekannten Panjabi MC?
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Asia, Bhangra, Europe, Hip Hop, India, Jay Sean, Jazzy B, Panjabi MC, Reggae, UK |
By Ueli Bernays on September 21, 2011
By Ueli Bernays on 21 September 2011 in
STORIES
«Retromania» ist Simon Reynolds’ Buch über die Erinnerungs- und Zitatenkultur im Pop der Gegenwart. Er kommt zum nicht ganz überraschenden Schluss: In der Pop-Kultur gibt es ein Übermass an Geschichte.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Disco, Hip Hop, Neo-Folk, New Wave, Prince, Punk, Retro, Rock Music, Rock'n'Roll, Roger Waters, Simon Reynolds, Soul, Techno, Urban Pop |
By Thomas Burkhalter on August 31, 2011
By Thomas Burkhalter on 31 August 2011 in
STORIES
Wir befinden uns im Jahr 2002: Der algerische Rap drückt mit Worten aus, was die Jugendunruhen in Algerien mit Gewalt demonstrieren. Sie nehmen kein Blatt vor den Mund und formulieren lautstark ihren Zorn.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa, Algeria, Cheb Hasni, Cheb Mami, Cheb Sahraoui, Double Kanon, Hip Hop, Idir, Intik, Khaled, Le Micro Brise Le Silence, MBS, Northern Africa, Ourrad Rabah, Rai, Rap |
By Norient on February 14, 2011
By Norient on 14 February 2011 in
AUDIO
For their series of mixtapes on cities and their sounds, Domus Magazine traveled to Mexico City and catched up with journalist and blogger Daniel Hernandez.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Cumbia, Daniel Hernandez, Daniel Perlin, Dossier World Music 2.0, Hip Hop, Latin America, Mexico, Mexico City, Rockabilly, Ska, Tribal Guarachero |
By Norient on February 11, 2011
By Michael Spahr on 11 February 2011 in
AUDIO
Egyptian rapper Ramy Donjewan has written a song for the revolution: Against the Government…!
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Arab World, Egypt, Hip Hop, Hosni Mubarak, Ramy Donjewan, Revolution |
By Norient on June 4, 2010
By Michael Spahr on 4 June 2010 in
AUDIO
Jaak raps in Afrikaans and presents his new album ‘Flêtse Maniere’.
Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Dossier South Africa, Hip Hop, South Africa |
By Anna Trechsel on January 4, 2010
By Anna Trechsel on 4 January 2010 in
VIDEO
Die Rapper in diesem Dokumentarfilm wollen Mauern nieder reissen: nicht nur die israelische Mauer, sondern auch geschlechtsspezifische und religiöse Mauern in der palästinensischen Gesellschaft.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 1. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2010, Arab World, Documentary Film, Hip Hop, Israel, Palestine, Politics, Rap, Rapperz PR |
By Frank Wittmann on August 5, 2007
By Frank Wittmann on 5 August 2007 in
STORIES
Einige HipHop-Künstler aus Dakar sehen sich als Hüter des Islam. Ihre sozialkritischen Raptexte sind von einer erzkonservativen Moral geprägt. Ihr «Lifestyle» hingegen steht oft in einem krassen Missverhältnis zu den konservativen Idealen.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa, afro-american culture, DaaraJ, Hip Hop, Islam, Positive Black Soul, Rap, Rap’adio, religion, Senegal, Wa BMG 44, Wolof, Youssou N’Dour |
