Chanter par devoir de mémoire : une lecture postcoloniale de quelques textes du rappeur Médine
The aim of this article is to analyze how African history is reflected in rap music. Building on Frantz Fanon’s concept of national consciousness, this paper argues that the French-Algerian rap musician Medine explores some hidden episodes of the African past through his songs “Kunta Kinte” (2008) a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
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Pléiade (EA 7338)
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Itinéraires |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/itineraires/8775 |
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| Summary: | The aim of this article is to analyze how African history is reflected in rap music. Building on Frantz Fanon’s concept of national consciousness, this paper argues that the French-Algerian rap musician Medine explores some hidden episodes of the African past through his songs “Kunta Kinte” (2008) and “Alger pleure” (2012). By doing so, Medine points out the atrocities which Africans underwent during the slavery and the colonial periods and he appeals to the international community to take action in order to restore the lost dignity of Africans. Finally, he calls on the Africans to stand up and face new challenges for their development. |
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| ISSN: | 2427-920X |