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Hip-Hop Music Activism: A New Phenomenon in Bangladeshi Popular Culture

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Protest music and music itself is woven into social movements, war and demonstrations. In Bangladesh, historically conscious and politically charged songs have played a significant role in different movements directed at inspiring change. Most recently, rap has emerged as an instrument of expression in Bangladesh, influenced by American political hip-hop culture, but tinged with political criticism particular to Bangladesh. This chapter describes and analyses this new phenomenon in Bangladesh.

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    https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/bangladesh-fight-power-shut-up

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    https://rsf.org/en/ranking

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    https://freedomhouse.org/country/bangladesh/freedom-world/2020

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  1. Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia

    Mubashar Hasan

  2. Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Priyanka Kundu

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  1. Department of Social Sciences, Zayed University, Khalifa City, United Arab Emirates

    Prof. Habibul Khondker

  2. School of Business and Law, Central Queensland University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Assoc. Prof. Olav Muurlink

  3. Department of History and Philosophy, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Dr. Asif Bin Ali

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Hasan, M., Kundu, P. (2022). Hip-Hop Music Activism: A New Phenomenon in Bangladeshi Popular Culture. In: Khondker, H., Muurlink, O., Bin Ali, A. (eds) The Emergence of Bangladesh. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5521-0_23

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