MAKING MUSIC, COMMUNICATING CULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM

Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 19:01

Music is a powerful way to bridge culture, language, and identity. Mapping Memories worked with a group of youth at the Cotes-des-Neiges Youth Center to make a music video and discover how their cultural roots influence their music. Find out more about Hip Hop No Pop, an innovative project that uses hip-hop as a means to address identity, race, class and power in the school system through our interview with Nantali.

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Find out more about Hip Hop No Pop, an innovative project that uses hip-hop as a means to address identity, race, class and power in the school system - look for Nantali in our video and blog sections.

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