Hip hop acts as a bridge to aboriginal cultures (fwd link)

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Hip hop acts as a bridge to aboriginal cultures


BY JOHN POHL, SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE OCTOBER 18, 2013 2:01 PM

MONTREAL -- A volatile mix of the traditional and the contemporary should
make a hit of Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture, an
exhibition that opened this week at the Musée d’art contemporain.

Hip hop, which includes the spoken word (rap), remixing and sampling of
music, break dancing and street art, graffiti and tagging, started in New
York in the 1970s and has been embraced by marginalized cultures throughout
the world.

Aboriginal artists in Canada took up hip hop during the ’90s, co-curator
Kathleen Ritter said last week during installation of the exhibition. It’s
well suited for talking about political empowerment, she said.

“Some artists use it to speak in their aboriginal languages,” Ritter said.
“It’s a way to make aboriginal language relevant and appealing.”

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