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<p> <span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tunes">tunes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhythms">rhythms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="combine">combine</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hip">hip</span>-<span word="hop">hop</span>, <span word="rap">rap</span>, <span word="rock">rock</span>, <span word="jazz">jazz</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="reggae">reggae</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listeners">listeners</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span> <span word="African">African</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>: <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p> <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Wainaina">Wainaina</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Berklee">Berklee</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Music">Music</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="CD">CD</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>. <span word="Erics">Erics</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="song">song</span>, <span word="Land">Land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Something">Something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Kenyas">Kenyas</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="favors">favors</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>.</p><p> <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="musician">musician</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="writes">writes</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Witness">Witness</span> <span word="Mwaijaga">Mwaijaga</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="luckier">luckier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="star">star</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rap">rap</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hip">hip</span>-<span word="hop">hop</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>1.</p>
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