Hip Hop Boliviano

Hailing from El Alto, Bolivia (La Paz' largely Aymara sister city) is rapper Ukamau y Ke, probably the best known Bolivian rapper. Here he presents us with his latest video dedicated to Tupac Katari.

Ben Dangl, over at Upsidedownworld.org, interviewed and wrote about the political nature of the Bolivian Hip Hop movement back in 2006.

Further north, Montrealers may already be familiar with this aspect of the movement thanks to local group Bolivar Papineau, made up of a Bolivian and a Montreal performer. The group has been recording since 2004, and has been performing more steadily since 2007 at various events related to social movements.