Dark matter in breaking cyphers : the life of Africanist aesthetics in global hip hop /

"The dance circle (called the cypher) is a common signifier of breaking culture, known more for its spectacular moves than as a ritual practice with foundations in Africanist aesthetics. Yet those foundations—evident in expressive qualities like call and response, the aural kinesthetic, the imp...

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Main Author: Johnson, Imani Kai (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]
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by Johnson, Imani Kai
Published 2023
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