Abraham Bojorquez Song 'Medios Mentirosos'
Denise Galvez Chang
Final Global Learning Essay
AFA 4370
Hip Hop in El Alto, Bolivia
Bolivian youth have used hip-hop music for expression with political issues as well as the social issues the young people of Bolivia face. In Latin America, hip-hop helps tell the stories of the struggles. It is described in the article to be a “Hip-hop revolution” because of the criticism and examination of the social political, economic structure, and the inequalities. In El Alto, Bolivia is where youth are using hip-hop as a way to “spread education as a cultural action of freedom”. It is about making sense of their economic, social and political situations. Abraham Bojorquez was a member of the group Ukamau y Ke hip-hop group. He passed away on May 20, 2009 in El Alto, Bolivia in a traffic accident. The sudden death of Abraham Bojorquez was a huge sad moment for the hip-hop evolution in Bolivia. Bojorquez used hip-hop and his platform to voice all the unfair social issues, economic issues and political issues going on in the community. He used his creative way of expression to be an activist for his Indigenous people in Bolivia. In Bojorquez song “Medios Mentirosos”(Media Liars) he talks about the things that being force down their throats. On days of elections they manipulate the people. …show more content…
It was started as a form of expression and used to oppose the neoliberal policies. The Alteno Indigenous youth used hip-hop as empowerment because they found hip-hop to be a critical tool they can use in response to the neoliberal practices. El Alto, is in the Altiplano urban center of La Paz, Bolivia where it is home to one million people. Of those people 90% of them are Indigenous, with 74% identifying as Aymara. The large amount of people living in El Alto caused poverty to grow quickly because of the fast growing population. El Alto was a fleeting resolution for the poor it became the city with the most migratory
Final Global Learning Essay
AFA 4370
Hip Hop in El Alto, Bolivia
Bolivian youth have used hip-hop music for expression with political issues as well as the social issues the young people of Bolivia face. In Latin America, hip-hop helps tell the stories of the struggles. It is described in the article to be a “Hip-hop revolution” because of the criticism and examination of the social political, economic structure, and the inequalities. In El Alto, Bolivia is where youth are using hip-hop as a way to “spread education as a cultural action of freedom”. It is about making sense of their economic, social and political situations. Abraham Bojorquez was a member of the group Ukamau y Ke hip-hop group. He passed away on May 20, 2009 in El Alto, Bolivia in a traffic accident. The sudden death of Abraham Bojorquez was a huge sad moment for the hip-hop evolution in Bolivia. Bojorquez used hip-hop and his platform to voice all the unfair social issues, economic issues and political issues going on in the community. He used his creative way of expression to be an activist for his Indigenous people in Bolivia. In Bojorquez song “Medios Mentirosos”(Media Liars) he talks about the things that being force down their throats. On days of elections they manipulate the people. …show more content…
It was started as a form of expression and used to oppose the neoliberal policies. The Alteno Indigenous youth used hip-hop as empowerment because they found hip-hop to be a critical tool they can use in response to the neoliberal practices. El Alto, is in the Altiplano urban center of La Paz, Bolivia where it is home to one million people. Of those people 90% of them are Indigenous, with 74% identifying as Aymara. The large amount of people living in El Alto caused poverty to grow quickly because of the fast growing population. El Alto was a fleeting resolution for the poor it became the city with the most migratory