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February 14, 2019 00:29:52

Guests: Kibona Clark, Msia

Host: Alegi, Peter

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Episode 122

Hip-hop in Africa

Msia Kibona Clark (African Studies, Howard University) on her new book, Hip-Hop in Africa: Prophets of the City and Dustyfoot Philosophers. Clark describes how her personal passion became academic expertise. She highlights African women emcees and the role of local languages and Pan-African elements in the music. In the final part of the interview, Clark reflects on her Hip-Hop African podcast and blog and how these digital projects fit into her scholarly work.

00:00:00 - 00:01:52 Introduction
00:01:53 - 00:03:25 Clark's background
00:03:26 - 00:08:40 Female MCs in Africa
00:08:41 - 00:12:42 Language and traditional music in hip-hop
00:12:43 - 00:15:22 Favorite hip-hop artists
00:15:23 - 00:20:11 Meeting Artists
00:20:12 - 00:28:46 Her experience producing the Hip-Hop African podcast and blog and how they fit into her scholarly work
00:28:47 - 00:29:52 Outro

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Alegi, Peter, and Msia Kibona Clark. "Hip-hop in Africa". Africa Past and Present, February 14, 2019. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=122/.