http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiIa2i29PZ4
This is really neat...its a Swahili rap about poverty in Tanzania. The artist is Faza Nelly from the group X Plastaz which is a very popular hip hop crew in Tanzania. This particular piece merges Swahili rap and traditional Maasai music. The video was filmed on a remote, active volcano named Ol Doinyo Lengai.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pen8GoXPq0&feature=related
This is the Ghost Dance performed by Apurimac III Nature Spirit Pride. The video is all Native American art work by J.D. Challenger, Frank Howell, and Howard Terpning. The history of the Ghost Dance is really cool. It was a new religious movement the Indians had to separate themselves from "the white man". It was a focus on the restoration of the past as opposed to salvation for the future. Of course when Europeans came to America they came preaching Christianity, and the Indians were not big fans of forced religion.
http://www.myspace.com/withoutrezervation
My last neat thing I found is a Native American hip hop group. I found their Myspace page and their little tag line thing says "Native America Strikes Back." You can go on their page and listen to some of their music. Its pretty cool. They advertise for an American Indian Movement of Colorado that is to abolish Columbus Day. I think it would be neat to learn more about their views on the situation.
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I like this hip hop song you found, not only does it merge the two kinds of music, but it has a good video too!
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I thought the hip hop video you found was interesting as well. The music does sound a lot like something we would hear in the United States. I wish I knew what he was saying and what he is holding in his hand at the beggining. It looked like either a cane or gord. The volcano and landscape in the backround were also interesting to me. good find.
ReplyDeleteI love the Swahili rap video! Wow, I looked at the translation and he's talking about some tough stuff. How neat to know that folks in Tanzania are expressing themselves with music to change their situation. Neato!
ReplyDeletehip hop video was fantastic!!! it's a nice blend of two different types of music. I just wish that I can understand what they were saying.....I also like some of the other stuff they have posted on the site!! It's really neat!
ReplyDeleteSome interesting videos, Ashleigh. We seem to be missing the Music and Family post, though.
ReplyDeleteWow, abolish Columbus Day, kinda harsh, but I do respect their opinions. That is neat that they have a hip-hop group and that they have learned to blend their traditions with contempary music.
ReplyDeleteI love the rap song. It's amazing how our two cultures are so alike.
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