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Lyrical Renegades: Reframing Narratives of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Kenyan Urban Margins Through Hip-Hop

Felix Mutunga NdakaCentre for the Study of Race, Gender and Class, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 89-103 | Published online: 09 Feb 2023

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