An exploration of the development of hip hop in the rainy mountains of Bogotá. The essay traces how the genre has followed and then evolved beyond the classicist tradition to make room for other rap subgenres that mirror a diverse city that, as its music, never stops moving.
From westernized hip hop in Bhutan to the instrumentalization of «lusofonia» by Portuguese cultural politics.
- Short Essay by Santiago CembranoUna exploración del desarrollo del hip hop en las montañas lluviosas de Bogotá. El ensayo rastrea cómo el género ha evolucionado más allá de la tradición clasicista para dar cabida a otros subgéneros del rap que reflejan una ciudad diversa que nunca deja de moverse.
- Short Essay by Pardis ZarghampourIn diesem Text reflektiert die in Deutschland lebende, lurische Sängerin Pardis Zarghampour ihr Verhältnis zur Kultur der Luren, einer indigenen iranischen Volksgruppe. Insbesondere die Musik spielt in der Kulturvermittlung eine bedeutende Rolle.
- Interview by Gilles Aubry, Ahmed EssyadAn extended conversation with the Moroccan composer about performance in electroacoustic music, cultural roots and identity, the importance of music, the voice and the body, nature and ecology, and many more topics.