Fusing the electric boogaloo with the (samoan) sasa

Urban Pasifika, a sub-genre of hip hop which combines American style hip hop or R&B rhyming and beats with Pacific Island or Māori instrumentation. While older artist covered topics like polynesian heritage, the disconnect from immgration to another land and support for Māori sovereignty. [more inside]
posted by X-00 on May 19, 2008 - 5 comments