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How rap became a powerful form of protest in IndiaHip-hop has long been used to speak out against perceived social and p...
16/06/2022

How rap became a powerful form of protest in India
Hip-hop has long been used to speak out against perceived social and political injustice – and now Indian rappers are continuing that legacy, writes Charukesi Ramadurai.
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In the cold winter of 2019-2020, in the Shaheen Bagh neighbourhood in Delhi, calls for inquilab (revolution) and azadi (freedom) rang out. People were protesting against the Indian government passing the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which provides citizenship to non-Muslim illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. (Yet to be implemented because of pandemic delays, it has been alleged by critics to be part of the "Hindu nationalist" agenda of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) aimed at marginalising India's Muslim population, though the government has said it is simply a way of helping those fleeing religious persecution.)

The music most embedded in our psyches?The scores for videogames like Street Fighter or Halo might not be uppermost in t...
14/06/2022

The music most embedded in our psyches?
The scores for videogames like Street Fighter or Halo might not be uppermost in the minds of those playing them; but they can manipulate our emotions in surprising ways, writes Arwa Haider.
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When we're playing a videogame, we're also dancing to its tune: catchy or haunting melodies; audio clues that spur us to quicken our pace; triumphant notes to confirm our success. When we hear this music outside gameplay, it can prove unusually moving. The first time I caught the London Video Game Orchestra in concert, I found myself hollering for my favourite characters during the Street Fighter II medley (Yoko Shimomura's exhilarating 1990s soundtrack, specially arranged here by Mark Choi). I also joined a surreal singalong, as LVGO conductor James Keirle swept the audience into a classic console start-up theme: "Se-ga!" It felt like a five-second hymn: nostalgic and weirdly rapturous.

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