Wayna Rap: La Voz Clara Oculta del Hip Hop Boliviano

 

Country

Bolivia

Organization

Wayna Rap: La Voz Clara Oculta del Hip Hop Boliviano

Wayna Rap is a youth organization of Aymara and Quechua Indigenous rappers from El Alto, the poorest district of La Paz. The group uses rap as a political voice for young people to promote Indigenous youth rights and contest unfair corporate infringement, political corruption and state repression with music, concerts and cultural preservation.

Project

Political Voice Through Hip Hop

To promote the social and political participation of young people through music and art; outreach will include a youth radio program, the production of indigenous social rap music and the creation of graffiti with political content.

Project Grant Amount $26,000
Total Grants Received $56,500
Years Supported 3
Theme Civil/Human Rights
Population Served Indigenous People, Youth
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