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The State Department is doing immoderate hip-hop diplomacy done April 26. It's portion of nan Global Music Diplomacy Initiative launched successful 2023 by Sec. of State Antony Blinken, shown present singing and playing Muddy Waters' "Hoochie Coochie Man." Screenshot courtesy of nan State Department
April 17 (UPI) -- The State Department is doing immoderate hip-hop diplomacy done April 26 successful New York City, Washington, D.C., and Chapel Hill, N.C., exploring really nan euphony genre has promoted bid and affirmative societal change.
Representatives from 22 nations are participating arsenic portion of nan Global Diplomacy Initiative.
"While successful Washington, D.C., nan participants will study astir U.S. nine and culture, methods to archive hip-hop history, and nan role of music and ocular arts successful empowering youth," nan State Department said successful a statement.
The hip-hop taste speech is organized done nan International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) and is portion of nan State Department's Global Music Diplomacy Intiative, organized by Secretary of State Antony Blinken successful 2023.
It features taste exchanges astir different types of music.
Blinken played and sang "Hoochie Coochie Man" by Muddy Waters astatine nan motorboat of nan Global Music Initiative.
When it was launched, nan State Department said successful a connection that it builds connected nan bipartisan Promoting Peace, Education, and Cultural Exchange (PEACE) Through Music Diplomacy Act that President Joe Biden signed into rule successful 2022.
One arena highlighting hip-hop diplomacy included National Geographic, nan D.C. Arts Commission and section arts organizations hosted by Next Level astatine nan National Museum for American Diplomacy.
A sheet astatine nan Smithsonian featured B-Boy Kareem, B-Girl Macca, Vikki Tobak, and Junious Brickhouse wherever hip-hop culture's effect was discussed.
In New York, methods for preserving hip-hop history will beryllium explored followed by nan Chapel Hill sessions dealing pinch hip-hop successful academia and nan domiciled hip-hop tin play successful negotiated efforts.
