| ID | 187300 |
| Title Proper | People Were Waiting for That |
| Other Title Information | Protest Rap and Public Mood in Bishkek |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Coppenrath, Florian |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay investigates the mechanisms that led to a wave of protest rap in Bishkek in the first half of 2020. Based on 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork, it draws on interviews and observation to include the perspective of the musicians themselves. It finds that the protest songs were facilitated both by a context of social mobilisation and by shifts in the rappers’ terms of bargaining that eventually led them to release the songs. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 74, No.7; Sep 2022: p.1300-1321 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 74 No 7 |
| Key Words | Bishkek ; Protest Rap and Public Mood |