hiphop – Generation Change https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange Whether they are campaigning for free press in Zimbabwe, helping provide clean water in India, or offering free music lessons to underprivileged kids in the UK, young people all over the world are making a difference. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Somali refugee combats extremism with hiphop https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2013/03/somali-refugee-combats-extremism-with-hiphop/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:57:08 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=3455 Islamist militants fighting in Somalia are trying hard to recruit young Somalis. But a young refugee, Shiine Ali, is determined to turn his peers away from Islamic extremism – with his hiphop music.

Listen to the report by Zoe Flood in Eastleigh, Kenya:

Somali refugee combats extremism with hiphop

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Sometimes a song can do more than entertain

]]> Brazilian hiphop artist promotes respect for women https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2012/12/brazilian-hiphop-artist-promotes-respect-for-women/ Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:38:20 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=3115 Six out of 10 Brazilians know a woman who’s experienced domestic violence, according to a recent survey. Hiphop artist André Luis Machados in Rio de Janeiro uses his music to get people to rethink violence against women.

Listen to the report by Naomi Conrad in Rio de Janeiro:

Brazilian hiphop artist promotes respect for women

 

André Luis Machados, aka MC André Zovao

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