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The rappers’ latest video is a clever parody of western perceptions of Africa – but the use of blackface is problematic. —by Adam Haupt
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A fantastic article in The Guardian by Professor Adam Haupt whom I met in South Africa doing RAPtivism in Cape Town.
Rap captures voices of dissent in Kashmir :
“Kashmir has been a contentious issue between India and Pakistan since the 1947 partition. In the late 1980s, counter-insurgency tactics by India made Kashmir one of the most militarised regions in the world. Today, an estimated half a million Indian soldiers are stationed here, with one soldier for every 17 civilians.
But according to Haze Kay and his rapper colleagues, the trials and tribulations of the Kashmiris have been forgotten in the region’s turmoil. They want to buck this trend by giving Kashmiris a voice through their music.”
