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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DWGNewrMQY  In The Ghetto], Eric B. & Rakim [http://genius.com/Eric-b-and-rakim-in-the-ghetto-lyrics] 1990.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DWGNewrMQY  In The Ghetto], Eric B. & Rakim [http://genius.com/Eric-b-and-rakim-in-the-ghetto-lyrics] 1990.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Hb-XJWnsk  Party for Your Right to Fight], Public Enemy [http://genius.com/Public-enemy-party-for-your-right-to-fight-lyrics] 1988.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Hb-XJWnsk  Party for Your Right to Fight], Public Enemy [http://genius.com/Public-enemy-party-for-your-right-to-fight-lyrics] 1988.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qk0EQmf3us Ain't No Mystery], Brand Nubian (with lyrics) [http://genius.com/Brand-nubian-aint-no-mystery-lyrics] 1993.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1YvcdO3jp8 Ain't No Mystery], Brand Nubian (with lyrics) [http://genius.com/Brand-nubian-aint-no-mystery-lyrics] 1993.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD1GE5IFOoc  True Fresh MC], The Genius [http://genius.com/Genius-true-fresh-mc-lyrics] 1990.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD1GE5IFOoc  True Fresh MC], The Genius [http://genius.com/Genius-true-fresh-mc-lyrics] 1990.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7mwZULsVcQ On and on], Erykah Badu [http://genius.com/Erykah-badu-on-and-on-lyrics] 1997.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7mwZULsVcQ On and on], Erykah Badu [http://genius.com/Erykah-badu-on-and-on-lyrics] 1997.

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New genres of popular, mediated Islamic performance in the Muslim world, and beyond it...


Tuesday (12a)

World Music, Folklorization, and Festivalization in the Muslim World

Due

Submit a brief review on these works, as two perspectives on this famous festival.

Class

  • Local popular Muslim genres, from Egypt and the Gulf to West Africa to Indonesia
  • Global Muslim popular music: Nashid
  • Fez Festival
  • The Whirling Dervishes and Tourism in Istanbul
  • Qawwali in South Asia beyond the shrine: Bollywood

Thursday (12b)

Popular Islamic Music in the West

Due

  • Watch Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam
  • Read Islam in the Mix: Lessons of the Five Percent, by anthropologist Ted Swedenburg (University of Arkansas) [Note: unfortunately many of his links are broken, but you can google to get the same or similar information]. Locate two examples of Islamic hip hop online. Explain how each conveys an Islamic orientation, based on lyrics or images or other features, and how they contrast. (You may locate examples from Swedenburg's article if you wish, or may broaden the search to hip hop worldwide.) 1 page total.

Some links related to Swedenburg's article


A broader sampling of Islamic hip hop (including Nation of Islam, NGE, and Sunni - along with nashid and Islamic pop generally) can be located here: Muslim Hip Hop

Ironically for some, Islam has opened a space for women especially those dissatisfied with the objectifications of mainstream hip hop culture. See especially:

Class