ZAZA and its sister company, Assalamalekoum Records, organize West Africa's largest annual hip-hop festival, the Assalamalekoum Festival, in Nouakchott. So, my interest was piqued several times to find out how hip-hop music could break political taboos in Mauritania.

2016年7月30日 · NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Mister X, hip hop impresario of Nouakchott, tells the history of slavery in rap. In a four-act “slam,” as it's known here — basically an episodic mix of spoken-word poetry and hip-hop — he returns to the 16 …

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2015年8月19日 · Hip-hop arrived in Mauritania in the beginning of the 1990s, and was heavily influenced by American and African rap. These foreign influences fused with local Arabic music, and engaged with local political and social realities.

309 Likes, TikTok video from biig.alba (@biig.alba): “Explore the vibrant rap culture in Mauritania with a focus on Nouakchott's talents. Delve into music that defines a generation. #mauritanie #rapgalsen #222rap”.

2022年6月27日 · Mauritanie: les artistes hip-hop dressent un état des lieux de la musique urbaine en Afrique Vidéo Plus qu’une musique, ou de simples sonorités, le hip-hop, né dans le contexte de l’esclavage et de la contestation aux Etats-Unis, est une véritable culture qui a déferlé en Afrique il y a plus de trois décennies. Des pionniers de ce mouvement témoignent.

2009年4月28日 · The desert town of Chinguetti was once a must see for the predominantly French tourists in Mauritania but the decimation wrought by EU government travel warnings meant that Steve and I accounted for at least 25% of the visitors on any day of our 4 days there. Whilst this may well add to the level of “authenticity” of the travel experience for those of us who have bothered, it is difficult ...

The Role of Hip Hop Music in Breaking Political Taboos in Mauritania: Written Reflection

2015年10月30日 · NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Mister X, hip hop impresario of Nouakchott, tells the history of slavery in rap. In a four-act “slam,” as it's known here — basically an episodic mix of spoken ...

Hip Hop in Nouakchott From the archives ... a snapshot of hip hop in Mauritania, written in 2005.