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Where We Come From - Rap, Home & Hope in Modern Britain (Hardcover, Main)
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Where We Come From - Rap, Home & Hope in Modern Britain (Hardcover, Main)
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Loot Price R538
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A stunning social history of British rap and grime - from the
artists and communities who created and were shaped by the music,
to the listeners who found a sense of identity and home within it -
by one of the nation's foremost cultural chroniclers. 'A landmark
work that will undoubtedly shape conversations about not just UK
rap and grime, but British music for years to come.' YOMI ADEGOKE,
author of The List 'The book I've been waiting to read . . .
illuminating and intimate. Ekpoudom's prose is rhythmic and deft
but also crackles with joy. I know I'll be reading it for years to
come.' CALEB AZUMAH NELSON, author of Small Worlds *** I met people
who never quite fit in where they were supposed to, who found
solace, salvation and meaning in these sounds, these words.
Something is happening in Britain, trembling the tracks as it
unfolds. Recent years have borne witness to underground genres
leaking out from the inner cities, going on to become some of the
most popular music in the nation. In this groundbreaking social
history, journalist Aniefiok Ekpoudom travels the country to paint
a compelling portrait of the dawn, boom and subsequent blossoming
of UK rap and grime. Taking us from the heart of south London to
the West Midlands and South Wales, he explores how a history of
migration and an enduring spirit of resistance have shaped the
current realities of these linked communities and the music they
produce. These sounds have become vessels for the marginalised,
carrying Black and working-class stories into the light. Vividly
depicted and compassionately told, Where We Come From weaves
together intimate stories of resilience, courage and loss, as well
as a shared music culture that gave refuge and purpose to those in
search of belonging. Ekpoudom offers a rich chronicle of rap,
identity, place and, above all, the social and human condition in
modern Britain. *** 'A rousing, inspiring, often breathtaking
history that reads with the flow of a magnificent novel. Ekpoudom
is one of the very finest chroniclers of black British culture.'
MUSA OKWONGA 'Essential . . . a book from the nation's frontline,
where poverty and hardship and exclusion meet poetry and beauty and
a higher voice. The writing achieves a lyrical, hypnotic power all
of its own.' SAM KNIGHT, author of The Premonitions Bureau
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