Hooligans and heroes: Youth identity and hip-hop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Africa Today

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 75-101

  Perullo, Alex ^a  

^a BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; EMPOWERMENT; MUSIC; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; YOUNG POPULATION;

AFRICA; DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33846509697     PISSN: 00019887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2979/aft.2005.51.4.74     Document Type: Article

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