Beur/Maghribi musical interventions in France: rai and rap
Beur/Maghribi musical interventions in France: rai and rap
The article examines three songs from the rai and rap domains which have all, to varying degrees, been hits in France: 'Partir Loin' by 113 with Reda Taliani, 'Don't Panik' by Médine, and 'Même Pas Fatigué' by Khaled with Magic System. The songs raise a number of critical concerns for young North Africans and Muslims living in France and the Maghreb, including: Islamophobic and racist media representations, migration, police violence and social discrimination against banlieue youth, intolerant French secularism, and multi-culturalism. It is through creative interventions such as these that Maghrebis in France are bringing their culture and their socio-political issues to a wider French public.
CITATION: Swedenburg, Ted. Beur/Maghribi musical interventions in France: rai and rap . : Taylor & Francis Group , 2015. Journal of North African Studies,Vol. 20, No. 1, January 2015, pp. 109-126 - Available at: http://library.au.int/beurmaghribi-musical-interventions-france-rai-and-rap