IFAO

About this session:

Based on group discussions with displaced Sudanese rappers, this presentation attempts to answer the question: What is the social life of Sudanese rap among the displaced Sudanese communities in Cairo?

After briefly discussing the significance of rap music for the artists, the presentation will detail the musical and linguistic aspects of Sudanese rap and the themes the artists have been engaging with since the most recent war unfolded, giving voice to their direct and indirect experiences of war and displacement, migration and social dynamics within Sudanese communities in Egypt. We will finally explore the process of creation, transmission and reception of Sudanese Rap in the local Egyptian territory and its links with Sudanese music production houses and markets.

Speaker:

Dalia Ibraheem, Anthropology PhD candidate, Rutgers University

Artists:

Veto, Gizzy, Ghayaz, Dady, Psyco ft Dj Jamaica and Alaa Fifty

Venue:

Ifao gardens, Mounira Palace.

ASWAT

Sounds - and music - are able to shape individual and collective identities, define spaces and borders, denote cultures, transmit knowledge and influence style lives.

ASWAT is a series of music meetings and music performances focusing on Egyptian culture(s) of music that seeks to explore a range of musical practices across Egypt, and beyond, through the contribution of academic speakers and music makers, followed by a concert. The meetings will offer the opportunity to deepen some historical, religious, social and musicological aspects that interwoven in, and from, the Egyptian music heritage, addressing creation, performance and reception practice.

Aswat is a joint initiative from CEDEJ, IFAO supported by IFE.

Les sons - et la musique - sont capables de façonner les identités individuelles et collectives, de définir les espaces et les frontières, de dénoter les cultures, de transmettre les connaissances et d'influencer les styles de vies.

ASWAT est une série de rencontres et de spectacles musicaux axés sur la ou les cultures musicales égyptiennes qui vise à explorer un éventail de pratiques musicales à travers l'Égypte, et au-delà, grâce à la contribution de conférenciers universitaires et de musiciens, suivie d'un concert. Les rencontres seront l'occasion d'approfondir certains aspects historiques, religieux, sociaux et musicologiques qui s'entremêlent dans et à partir du patrimoine musical égyptien, en abordant les pratiques de création, d'interprétation et de réception.

ASWAT est une initiative conjointe du CEDEJ et de l'Ifao soutenue par l'IFE.