INfo & INsight: Hip Hop Music in Iran
May 23, 2008 04:16 PM Filed in: INfo &
INsights | Innovation
Entertainment
Hip Hop music in Iran? Wow who would have thought!
Until I read a recent article about this trend, I had
no idea myself. It is interesting that, in a country
where two thirds of the population is under the age
of 32, most music including Hip Hop, is illegal. In
addition, it is illegal for females to sing further
inhibiting the efforts of Salome, a female artist who
sings about injustice, Iraq and prostitution.
As I Continued to read, I realized that music is a
form of art. Art is essential. It allows an
individual to challenge ideas and thoughts. The
musical revolution of the 1960s is a prime example of
the importance of the purpose of music. After a
suburban façade of the 1950's, the US faced a very
turbulent era of the 1960's with war, civil rights,
and assignations. In (1958), Bobby Darin's Splish
Splash hit the airwaves, then five years later, Bob
Dylan's Blowing in the Wind. The current events of
the time revolutionized music by way of the artist's
expression as a reaction to their surroundings.
Today, my only hope is to see the same for the youth of this nation. The world is very complicated and seems out of our control these days; however, there is still something that is very much in our control. Music. Truth be told, expression is a liberty. Let creativity and expression become main stream again. It is time to challenge, to create and to change. After all, that is innovation.
- Thristina
Today, my only hope is to see the same for the youth of this nation. The world is very complicated and seems out of our control these days; however, there is still something that is very much in our control. Music. Truth be told, expression is a liberty. Let creativity and expression become main stream again. It is time to challenge, to create and to change. After all, that is innovation.
- Thristina