"We make the boom bap" ft. Ana Tijoux

About this episode

Ana Tijoux discusses her journey of finding home through Hip Hop as a child of Chilean exiles in France.

When you don't feel like you belong to the country you were born in, where do you call home? Born to Chilean exiles in France, rapper Ana Tijoux didn't find home in a place, she found it in Hip Hop.

People in this episode

Host: Meklit Hadero

Guest: Ana Tijoux

Topics covered

• identity
• belonging
• Hip Hop
• cultural heritage
• exile

Keywords

• Ana Tijoux
• Hip Hop
• belonging
• exile
• cultural identity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hip Hop

Places: France, Chile

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