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Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music Benjamin Riise Language Ideologies and Music in Contact Situations Cognitive Creolistics Aarhus University September 18, 2014

Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

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Page 1: Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

Ngeli ya Genge reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music

Benjamin Riise Language Ideologies and Music in Contact Situations

Cognitive Creolistics Aarhus University

September 18 2014

Aim of the presentation

show how Sheng is usedreinforced in Genge music How do rappers use Shengtribal lgs in their music and what does this entail

Data from two songs

Circuit and Joele - Juala

Gidi Gidi Maji Maji ndash Unbwogable

Sheng

bull Youth slang variant of Swahili and English (Mazrui 1995 Abdulaziz and Osinde 1997)

bull Emerged in the slums of 1950s Nairobi

bull Grammatical structure based on Swahili lexical items originate from English + regional Kenyan lgs

Kithora madoo za mathee

lsquoto steal my motherrsquos moneyrsquo

Kenyan sounds

Benga

SouskousLingala

Taarab

Swahili pop

Genge

Genge

Stems from poor suburbs of Nairobi genge la wezi (gang of thieves) genge la majambazi (gang of thugs) Bears relation to gangster rap Ngoma za watu (music for the masses)

The Genge rapper

Aged between 16-30 yrs

Rap on topics such as sex drugs alcohol women partying

Pertain to the Heng (disco) lifestyle

Uses Sheng + indigenous Kenyan tongues

Hardstone ndash Uhiki (1997)

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=WlUFrWq84Qs

The use of Sheng in Genge

Locally produced rap musics popularity in Kenya has recently been on the rise What started as simple imitation of American rap in local clubs and competitions has blossomed into a truly Kenyan cultural form Part of this success has come from the use of Sheng Kiswahili and vernacular languages in the songs The use of local languages but especially Sheng has helped

(Samper 200439)

Circuit amp Joel ndash Juala (2008)

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=rq6OUB5a4sI

Gidigidi Majimaji - Who can bwogo me (2002)

What the hell is you looking for Can a young Luo make money any more Shake your feet baby girl enango Majimaji nyakwar ondijo Am a Luo but who are you What are you Who the hell do you think you are Do you know me Do I know you Get the hell out of ma face because hey I am unbwogable I am unbeatable I am unsueable So if you like ma song sing it for me I say

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=DcIDTiqzJ0s

Pakruok self-praise the act of injecting onersquos social credentials and authority into a musical performance in order to receive the attention one deserves from the audience (Rubdy ampAlsagoff 201326)

Genge in Kenyan politics

References

Abdulaziz M and Osinde K 1997 Sheng and engsh Development of mixed codes among the urban youth in kenya International Journal of the Sociology of Language (125) 43 Mazrui A 1995 Slang and Code-Switching The Case of Sheng in Kenya In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 42168-179 Ogechi N 2008 Sheng as a youth identity marker Reality or misconception In Njogu Kimani Culture Performance and Identity Paths of Communication in Kenya Paths of Communication in Kenya African Books Collective Rubdy R and Alsagoff L 2013 The Global-Local Interface and Hybridity Exploring Language and Identity Multilingual Matters Samper D 2004 lsquoAfrica is still our mamarsquo Kenyan rappers youth identity and the revitalization of traditional valuesrsquo African Identities 2 (1) 31-51

Wasike C 2011 Jua Cali genge rap music and the anxieties of living

in the glocalized city of Nairobi Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa 81 18-33

Page 2: Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

Aim of the presentation

show how Sheng is usedreinforced in Genge music How do rappers use Shengtribal lgs in their music and what does this entail

Data from two songs

Circuit and Joele - Juala

Gidi Gidi Maji Maji ndash Unbwogable

Sheng

bull Youth slang variant of Swahili and English (Mazrui 1995 Abdulaziz and Osinde 1997)

bull Emerged in the slums of 1950s Nairobi

bull Grammatical structure based on Swahili lexical items originate from English + regional Kenyan lgs

Kithora madoo za mathee

lsquoto steal my motherrsquos moneyrsquo

Kenyan sounds

Benga

SouskousLingala

Taarab

Swahili pop

Genge

Genge

Stems from poor suburbs of Nairobi genge la wezi (gang of thieves) genge la majambazi (gang of thugs) Bears relation to gangster rap Ngoma za watu (music for the masses)

The Genge rapper

Aged between 16-30 yrs

Rap on topics such as sex drugs alcohol women partying

Pertain to the Heng (disco) lifestyle

Uses Sheng + indigenous Kenyan tongues

Hardstone ndash Uhiki (1997)

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=WlUFrWq84Qs

The use of Sheng in Genge

Locally produced rap musics popularity in Kenya has recently been on the rise What started as simple imitation of American rap in local clubs and competitions has blossomed into a truly Kenyan cultural form Part of this success has come from the use of Sheng Kiswahili and vernacular languages in the songs The use of local languages but especially Sheng has helped

(Samper 200439)

Circuit amp Joel ndash Juala (2008)

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=rq6OUB5a4sI

Gidigidi Majimaji - Who can bwogo me (2002)

What the hell is you looking for Can a young Luo make money any more Shake your feet baby girl enango Majimaji nyakwar ondijo Am a Luo but who are you What are you Who the hell do you think you are Do you know me Do I know you Get the hell out of ma face because hey I am unbwogable I am unbeatable I am unsueable So if you like ma song sing it for me I say

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=DcIDTiqzJ0s

Pakruok self-praise the act of injecting onersquos social credentials and authority into a musical performance in order to receive the attention one deserves from the audience (Rubdy ampAlsagoff 201326)

Genge in Kenyan politics

References

Abdulaziz M and Osinde K 1997 Sheng and engsh Development of mixed codes among the urban youth in kenya International Journal of the Sociology of Language (125) 43 Mazrui A 1995 Slang and Code-Switching The Case of Sheng in Kenya In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 42168-179 Ogechi N 2008 Sheng as a youth identity marker Reality or misconception In Njogu Kimani Culture Performance and Identity Paths of Communication in Kenya Paths of Communication in Kenya African Books Collective Rubdy R and Alsagoff L 2013 The Global-Local Interface and Hybridity Exploring Language and Identity Multilingual Matters Samper D 2004 lsquoAfrica is still our mamarsquo Kenyan rappers youth identity and the revitalization of traditional valuesrsquo African Identities 2 (1) 31-51

Wasike C 2011 Jua Cali genge rap music and the anxieties of living

in the glocalized city of Nairobi Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa 81 18-33

Page 3: Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

Sheng

bull Youth slang variant of Swahili and English (Mazrui 1995 Abdulaziz and Osinde 1997)

bull Emerged in the slums of 1950s Nairobi

bull Grammatical structure based on Swahili lexical items originate from English + regional Kenyan lgs

Kithora madoo za mathee

lsquoto steal my motherrsquos moneyrsquo

Kenyan sounds

Benga

SouskousLingala

Taarab

Swahili pop

Genge

Genge

Stems from poor suburbs of Nairobi genge la wezi (gang of thieves) genge la majambazi (gang of thugs) Bears relation to gangster rap Ngoma za watu (music for the masses)

The Genge rapper

Aged between 16-30 yrs

Rap on topics such as sex drugs alcohol women partying

Pertain to the Heng (disco) lifestyle

Uses Sheng + indigenous Kenyan tongues

Hardstone ndash Uhiki (1997)

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=WlUFrWq84Qs

The use of Sheng in Genge

Locally produced rap musics popularity in Kenya has recently been on the rise What started as simple imitation of American rap in local clubs and competitions has blossomed into a truly Kenyan cultural form Part of this success has come from the use of Sheng Kiswahili and vernacular languages in the songs The use of local languages but especially Sheng has helped

(Samper 200439)

Circuit amp Joel ndash Juala (2008)

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=rq6OUB5a4sI

Gidigidi Majimaji - Who can bwogo me (2002)

What the hell is you looking for Can a young Luo make money any more Shake your feet baby girl enango Majimaji nyakwar ondijo Am a Luo but who are you What are you Who the hell do you think you are Do you know me Do I know you Get the hell out of ma face because hey I am unbwogable I am unbeatable I am unsueable So if you like ma song sing it for me I say

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=DcIDTiqzJ0s

Pakruok self-praise the act of injecting onersquos social credentials and authority into a musical performance in order to receive the attention one deserves from the audience (Rubdy ampAlsagoff 201326)

Genge in Kenyan politics

References

Abdulaziz M and Osinde K 1997 Sheng and engsh Development of mixed codes among the urban youth in kenya International Journal of the Sociology of Language (125) 43 Mazrui A 1995 Slang and Code-Switching The Case of Sheng in Kenya In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 42168-179 Ogechi N 2008 Sheng as a youth identity marker Reality or misconception In Njogu Kimani Culture Performance and Identity Paths of Communication in Kenya Paths of Communication in Kenya African Books Collective Rubdy R and Alsagoff L 2013 The Global-Local Interface and Hybridity Exploring Language and Identity Multilingual Matters Samper D 2004 lsquoAfrica is still our mamarsquo Kenyan rappers youth identity and the revitalization of traditional valuesrsquo African Identities 2 (1) 31-51

Wasike C 2011 Jua Cali genge rap music and the anxieties of living

in the glocalized city of Nairobi Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa 81 18-33

Page 4: Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

Kenyan sounds

Benga

SouskousLingala

Taarab

Swahili pop

Genge

Genge

Stems from poor suburbs of Nairobi genge la wezi (gang of thieves) genge la majambazi (gang of thugs) Bears relation to gangster rap Ngoma za watu (music for the masses)

The Genge rapper

Aged between 16-30 yrs

Rap on topics such as sex drugs alcohol women partying

Pertain to the Heng (disco) lifestyle

Uses Sheng + indigenous Kenyan tongues

Hardstone ndash Uhiki (1997)

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=WlUFrWq84Qs

The use of Sheng in Genge

Locally produced rap musics popularity in Kenya has recently been on the rise What started as simple imitation of American rap in local clubs and competitions has blossomed into a truly Kenyan cultural form Part of this success has come from the use of Sheng Kiswahili and vernacular languages in the songs The use of local languages but especially Sheng has helped

(Samper 200439)

Circuit amp Joel ndash Juala (2008)

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=rq6OUB5a4sI

Gidigidi Majimaji - Who can bwogo me (2002)

What the hell is you looking for Can a young Luo make money any more Shake your feet baby girl enango Majimaji nyakwar ondijo Am a Luo but who are you What are you Who the hell do you think you are Do you know me Do I know you Get the hell out of ma face because hey I am unbwogable I am unbeatable I am unsueable So if you like ma song sing it for me I say

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=DcIDTiqzJ0s

Pakruok self-praise the act of injecting onersquos social credentials and authority into a musical performance in order to receive the attention one deserves from the audience (Rubdy ampAlsagoff 201326)

Genge in Kenyan politics

References

Abdulaziz M and Osinde K 1997 Sheng and engsh Development of mixed codes among the urban youth in kenya International Journal of the Sociology of Language (125) 43 Mazrui A 1995 Slang and Code-Switching The Case of Sheng in Kenya In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 42168-179 Ogechi N 2008 Sheng as a youth identity marker Reality or misconception In Njogu Kimani Culture Performance and Identity Paths of Communication in Kenya Paths of Communication in Kenya African Books Collective Rubdy R and Alsagoff L 2013 The Global-Local Interface and Hybridity Exploring Language and Identity Multilingual Matters Samper D 2004 lsquoAfrica is still our mamarsquo Kenyan rappers youth identity and the revitalization of traditional valuesrsquo African Identities 2 (1) 31-51

Wasike C 2011 Jua Cali genge rap music and the anxieties of living

in the glocalized city of Nairobi Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa 81 18-33

Page 5: Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

Genge

Stems from poor suburbs of Nairobi genge la wezi (gang of thieves) genge la majambazi (gang of thugs) Bears relation to gangster rap Ngoma za watu (music for the masses)

The Genge rapper

Aged between 16-30 yrs

Rap on topics such as sex drugs alcohol women partying

Pertain to the Heng (disco) lifestyle

Uses Sheng + indigenous Kenyan tongues

Hardstone ndash Uhiki (1997)

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=WlUFrWq84Qs

The use of Sheng in Genge

Locally produced rap musics popularity in Kenya has recently been on the rise What started as simple imitation of American rap in local clubs and competitions has blossomed into a truly Kenyan cultural form Part of this success has come from the use of Sheng Kiswahili and vernacular languages in the songs The use of local languages but especially Sheng has helped

(Samper 200439)

Circuit amp Joel ndash Juala (2008)

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=rq6OUB5a4sI

Gidigidi Majimaji - Who can bwogo me (2002)

What the hell is you looking for Can a young Luo make money any more Shake your feet baby girl enango Majimaji nyakwar ondijo Am a Luo but who are you What are you Who the hell do you think you are Do you know me Do I know you Get the hell out of ma face because hey I am unbwogable I am unbeatable I am unsueable So if you like ma song sing it for me I say

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=DcIDTiqzJ0s

Pakruok self-praise the act of injecting onersquos social credentials and authority into a musical performance in order to receive the attention one deserves from the audience (Rubdy ampAlsagoff 201326)

Genge in Kenyan politics

References

Abdulaziz M and Osinde K 1997 Sheng and engsh Development of mixed codes among the urban youth in kenya International Journal of the Sociology of Language (125) 43 Mazrui A 1995 Slang and Code-Switching The Case of Sheng in Kenya In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 42168-179 Ogechi N 2008 Sheng as a youth identity marker Reality or misconception In Njogu Kimani Culture Performance and Identity Paths of Communication in Kenya Paths of Communication in Kenya African Books Collective Rubdy R and Alsagoff L 2013 The Global-Local Interface and Hybridity Exploring Language and Identity Multilingual Matters Samper D 2004 lsquoAfrica is still our mamarsquo Kenyan rappers youth identity and the revitalization of traditional valuesrsquo African Identities 2 (1) 31-51

Wasike C 2011 Jua Cali genge rap music and the anxieties of living

in the glocalized city of Nairobi Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa 81 18-33

Page 6: Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

The Genge rapper

Aged between 16-30 yrs

Rap on topics such as sex drugs alcohol women partying

Pertain to the Heng (disco) lifestyle

Uses Sheng + indigenous Kenyan tongues

Hardstone ndash Uhiki (1997)

httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=WlUFrWq84Qs

The use of Sheng in Genge

Locally produced rap musics popularity in Kenya has recently been on the rise What started as simple imitation of American rap in local clubs and competitions has blossomed into a truly Kenyan cultural form Part of this success has come from the use of Sheng Kiswahili and vernacular languages in the songs The use of local languages but especially Sheng has helped

(Samper 200439)

Circuit amp Joel ndash Juala (2008)

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=rq6OUB5a4sI

Gidigidi Majimaji - Who can bwogo me (2002)

What the hell is you looking for Can a young Luo make money any more Shake your feet baby girl enango Majimaji nyakwar ondijo Am a Luo but who are you What are you Who the hell do you think you are Do you know me Do I know you Get the hell out of ma face because hey I am unbwogable I am unbeatable I am unsueable So if you like ma song sing it for me I say

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=DcIDTiqzJ0s

Pakruok self-praise the act of injecting onersquos social credentials and authority into a musical performance in order to receive the attention one deserves from the audience (Rubdy ampAlsagoff 201326)

Genge in Kenyan politics

References

Abdulaziz M and Osinde K 1997 Sheng and engsh Development of mixed codes among the urban youth in kenya International Journal of the Sociology of Language (125) 43 Mazrui A 1995 Slang and Code-Switching The Case of Sheng in Kenya In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 42168-179 Ogechi N 2008 Sheng as a youth identity marker Reality or misconception In Njogu Kimani Culture Performance and Identity Paths of Communication in Kenya Paths of Communication in Kenya African Books Collective Rubdy R and Alsagoff L 2013 The Global-Local Interface and Hybridity Exploring Language and Identity Multilingual Matters Samper D 2004 lsquoAfrica is still our mamarsquo Kenyan rappers youth identity and the revitalization of traditional valuesrsquo African Identities 2 (1) 31-51

Wasike C 2011 Jua Cali genge rap music and the anxieties of living

in the glocalized city of Nairobi Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa 81 18-33

Page 7: Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

The use of Sheng in Genge

Locally produced rap musics popularity in Kenya has recently been on the rise What started as simple imitation of American rap in local clubs and competitions has blossomed into a truly Kenyan cultural form Part of this success has come from the use of Sheng Kiswahili and vernacular languages in the songs The use of local languages but especially Sheng has helped

(Samper 200439)

Circuit amp Joel ndash Juala (2008)

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=rq6OUB5a4sI

Gidigidi Majimaji - Who can bwogo me (2002)

What the hell is you looking for Can a young Luo make money any more Shake your feet baby girl enango Majimaji nyakwar ondijo Am a Luo but who are you What are you Who the hell do you think you are Do you know me Do I know you Get the hell out of ma face because hey I am unbwogable I am unbeatable I am unsueable So if you like ma song sing it for me I say

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=DcIDTiqzJ0s

Pakruok self-praise the act of injecting onersquos social credentials and authority into a musical performance in order to receive the attention one deserves from the audience (Rubdy ampAlsagoff 201326)

Genge in Kenyan politics

References

Abdulaziz M and Osinde K 1997 Sheng and engsh Development of mixed codes among the urban youth in kenya International Journal of the Sociology of Language (125) 43 Mazrui A 1995 Slang and Code-Switching The Case of Sheng in Kenya In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 42168-179 Ogechi N 2008 Sheng as a youth identity marker Reality or misconception In Njogu Kimani Culture Performance and Identity Paths of Communication in Kenya Paths of Communication in Kenya African Books Collective Rubdy R and Alsagoff L 2013 The Global-Local Interface and Hybridity Exploring Language and Identity Multilingual Matters Samper D 2004 lsquoAfrica is still our mamarsquo Kenyan rappers youth identity and the revitalization of traditional valuesrsquo African Identities 2 (1) 31-51

Wasike C 2011 Jua Cali genge rap music and the anxieties of living

in the glocalized city of Nairobi Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa 81 18-33

Page 8: Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

Circuit amp Joel ndash Juala (2008)

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=rq6OUB5a4sI

Gidigidi Majimaji - Who can bwogo me (2002)

What the hell is you looking for Can a young Luo make money any more Shake your feet baby girl enango Majimaji nyakwar ondijo Am a Luo but who are you What are you Who the hell do you think you are Do you know me Do I know you Get the hell out of ma face because hey I am unbwogable I am unbeatable I am unsueable So if you like ma song sing it for me I say

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=DcIDTiqzJ0s

Pakruok self-praise the act of injecting onersquos social credentials and authority into a musical performance in order to receive the attention one deserves from the audience (Rubdy ampAlsagoff 201326)

Genge in Kenyan politics

References

Abdulaziz M and Osinde K 1997 Sheng and engsh Development of mixed codes among the urban youth in kenya International Journal of the Sociology of Language (125) 43 Mazrui A 1995 Slang and Code-Switching The Case of Sheng in Kenya In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 42168-179 Ogechi N 2008 Sheng as a youth identity marker Reality or misconception In Njogu Kimani Culture Performance and Identity Paths of Communication in Kenya Paths of Communication in Kenya African Books Collective Rubdy R and Alsagoff L 2013 The Global-Local Interface and Hybridity Exploring Language and Identity Multilingual Matters Samper D 2004 lsquoAfrica is still our mamarsquo Kenyan rappers youth identity and the revitalization of traditional valuesrsquo African Identities 2 (1) 31-51

Wasike C 2011 Jua Cali genge rap music and the anxieties of living

in the glocalized city of Nairobi Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa 81 18-33

Page 9: Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

Gidigidi Majimaji - Who can bwogo me (2002)

What the hell is you looking for Can a young Luo make money any more Shake your feet baby girl enango Majimaji nyakwar ondijo Am a Luo but who are you What are you Who the hell do you think you are Do you know me Do I know you Get the hell out of ma face because hey I am unbwogable I am unbeatable I am unsueable So if you like ma song sing it for me I say

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=DcIDTiqzJ0s

Pakruok self-praise the act of injecting onersquos social credentials and authority into a musical performance in order to receive the attention one deserves from the audience (Rubdy ampAlsagoff 201326)

Genge in Kenyan politics

References

Abdulaziz M and Osinde K 1997 Sheng and engsh Development of mixed codes among the urban youth in kenya International Journal of the Sociology of Language (125) 43 Mazrui A 1995 Slang and Code-Switching The Case of Sheng in Kenya In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 42168-179 Ogechi N 2008 Sheng as a youth identity marker Reality or misconception In Njogu Kimani Culture Performance and Identity Paths of Communication in Kenya Paths of Communication in Kenya African Books Collective Rubdy R and Alsagoff L 2013 The Global-Local Interface and Hybridity Exploring Language and Identity Multilingual Matters Samper D 2004 lsquoAfrica is still our mamarsquo Kenyan rappers youth identity and the revitalization of traditional valuesrsquo African Identities 2 (1) 31-51

Wasike C 2011 Jua Cali genge rap music and the anxieties of living

in the glocalized city of Nairobi Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa 81 18-33

Page 10: Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

Pakruok self-praise the act of injecting onersquos social credentials and authority into a musical performance in order to receive the attention one deserves from the audience (Rubdy ampAlsagoff 201326)

Genge in Kenyan politics

References

Abdulaziz M and Osinde K 1997 Sheng and engsh Development of mixed codes among the urban youth in kenya International Journal of the Sociology of Language (125) 43 Mazrui A 1995 Slang and Code-Switching The Case of Sheng in Kenya In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 42168-179 Ogechi N 2008 Sheng as a youth identity marker Reality or misconception In Njogu Kimani Culture Performance and Identity Paths of Communication in Kenya Paths of Communication in Kenya African Books Collective Rubdy R and Alsagoff L 2013 The Global-Local Interface and Hybridity Exploring Language and Identity Multilingual Matters Samper D 2004 lsquoAfrica is still our mamarsquo Kenyan rappers youth identity and the revitalization of traditional valuesrsquo African Identities 2 (1) 31-51

Wasike C 2011 Jua Cali genge rap music and the anxieties of living

in the glocalized city of Nairobi Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa 81 18-33

Page 11: Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

Genge in Kenyan politics

References

Abdulaziz M and Osinde K 1997 Sheng and engsh Development of mixed codes among the urban youth in kenya International Journal of the Sociology of Language (125) 43 Mazrui A 1995 Slang and Code-Switching The Case of Sheng in Kenya In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 42168-179 Ogechi N 2008 Sheng as a youth identity marker Reality or misconception In Njogu Kimani Culture Performance and Identity Paths of Communication in Kenya Paths of Communication in Kenya African Books Collective Rubdy R and Alsagoff L 2013 The Global-Local Interface and Hybridity Exploring Language and Identity Multilingual Matters Samper D 2004 lsquoAfrica is still our mamarsquo Kenyan rappers youth identity and the revitalization of traditional valuesrsquo African Identities 2 (1) 31-51

Wasike C 2011 Jua Cali genge rap music and the anxieties of living

in the glocalized city of Nairobi Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa 81 18-33

Page 12: Ngeli ya Genge: reinforcement of Sheng through Genge music · Samper, D. 2004. ZAfrica is still our mama: Kenyan rappers, youth identity and the revitalization of traditional values

References

Abdulaziz M and Osinde K 1997 Sheng and engsh Development of mixed codes among the urban youth in kenya International Journal of the Sociology of Language (125) 43 Mazrui A 1995 Slang and Code-Switching The Case of Sheng in Kenya In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere 42168-179 Ogechi N 2008 Sheng as a youth identity marker Reality or misconception In Njogu Kimani Culture Performance and Identity Paths of Communication in Kenya Paths of Communication in Kenya African Books Collective Rubdy R and Alsagoff L 2013 The Global-Local Interface and Hybridity Exploring Language and Identity Multilingual Matters Samper D 2004 lsquoAfrica is still our mamarsquo Kenyan rappers youth identity and the revitalization of traditional valuesrsquo African Identities 2 (1) 31-51

Wasike C 2011 Jua Cali genge rap music and the anxieties of living

in the glocalized city of Nairobi Muziki Journal of Music Research in Africa 81 18-33