Preface: A note on language: Black English and uncensored media -- Introduction: Can we live and be modern and Indigenous?: Toward an Indigenous hip hop culture -- #notyourmascot: Indigenous hip hop ...

Any descriptive label intended to encompass the talents of brother duo Spencer Battiest and Doc Native falls short. Although they produced and performed at a concert called “First Beats: Indigenous ...

Today marks 15 years since Nigeria lost the remarkable rapper Da Grin. 5 years before its release, the Nigerian music industry lost one of the shining lights in rapper Da Grin, whose smooth ...

With core Hip hop elements, and an infusion of the trendy indigenous elements, ‘Sho Ma Take E’ exists in the space between modern Hip-hop and Afrobeat which somehow ties tradition together, while ...

In the wake of the recent war between the FARC, the military and para-military forces, the current administration is attempting to distance Colombia from its recent war-torn history. At the same time, ...

A Guatemalan artist dips her brush into crimson red paint, the color of the rising sun in Maya tradition, as she paints a mural as big as two parked cars. A 26-year-old rapper from Bolivia brings his ...

A cadre of Alaska musicians is performing in Iceland this weekend, with the hopes of developing a cultural trade route throughout the circumpolar north. Psych-rock trio SunDog, Afro-Indigenous hip-hop ...

In a world where mainstream music is often detached from politics or cultural identity, artists like Xiuhtezcatl Martínez offer a powerful alternative. A hip-hop singer/songwriter with Mexica — an ...

CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois Culture & Arts in Bilingual Education (SI CABE), in partnership with Carbondale United and the Carbondale Public Library, is proud to present a vibrant, bilingual ...

What began as a small creative idea has grown into one of the most celebrated Indigenous musical productions touring North ...

Tucson’s hip-hop scene is growing, and the main players know that it’s not just about the music. Hip-hop is a community for wanderers, inspiration for struggling youth and a mouthpiece of social ...