Rhymes, Revolution and Resistance

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2015

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Hip hop, since its inception has been seen by many as the musical voice of modern revolutions. In the Middle East, Arab hip hop became a voice of protest as young Arabic people took to the mic and used this vocal art form as a way of expressing their discontent with incumbent governments. Jackson Allers explores the effect of hip hop on the Arab Spring.

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0:00.0	Thank you for downloading from the BBC.
0:04.0	For details of our complete range of podcasts and our terms of use, go to BBCWorld
0:09.0	Service.com slash podcasts. For the BBC World Service, I'm Jackson Alers, broadcaster, journalist and presenter.
0:20.4	In this program, hip-hop in the Middle East, rhymes, revolution and resistance,
0:24.8	will be exploring the role of rap music during and sense the Arab revolutions. BBC, I've got a cat a rap, he was up and P and P.
0:33.0	She would like that I'm a hait
0:35.0	and like their kalem,
0:36.0	but all the ready to all the only one of them
0:38.0	can. She would like feel like a la like, she would like down in a way.
0:41.0	I've got a cat to rapata rap I'm rapper double A.
0:43.0	Today in Lebanon a country divided in population there exists a similarity in their
0:51.0	music. Specifically for our generation, we don't have any fear.
0:57.0	The only people who still scared and people who still voted for Sissy were the older generation
1:01.0	because our generation saw our own friends get killed during the revolution.
1:04.2	I walked 200 meters. I turned around to find them pulling over in front of the cafe and going
1:10.5	inside it with their guns.
1:12.6	So I started running.
1:13.5	You never know what's gonna happen.
1:15.2	We heard a lot about other artists who disappeared someone
1:19.9	they got his throw, no?
1:21.6	It's only music.
1:22.4	They were only doing music. Music and
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