amardeep Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 http://www.esikhs.com/articles/dhadi_tradition.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amardeep Posted August 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 I like this one: please share if you have any you like 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amardeep Posted August 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Would you say that modern (rap) texts about oppression and tyranny could be considered as a part of the sikh dhadi tradition (well besides the dhadi not being present) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 http://www.sikhawareness.com//index.php?showtopic=11288 http://www.sikhawareness.com//index.php?showtopic=12934 There are other Dhadi threads scattered around in the GS section also. Dhadi denotes a unique culture in terms of being a form of folk music praising Kings at one level and common heroes on the other, a better comparison would be the European Bard tradition. Rappers sing about any old S*%!, generally self-obsessed, greed, lust, blame culture, homophobic, mindless violence glorifying, sexist content, as well as political/social issues. Rap is a unique form of communication - yes, sung by common folk, but that alone doesn't make it comparable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatanga1 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 thanks for that link to the Dhadhis, amardeep. really good info. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amardeep Posted August 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Rappers sing about any old S*%!, generally self-obsessed, greed, lust, blame culture, homophobic, mindless violence glorifying, sexist content, as well as political/social issues. Rap is a unique form of communication - yes, sung by common folk, but that alone doesn't make it comparable. Aaah that does'nt sound fair. Yes there are bling bling rappers who rap about money and women but im talking about political rappers, inspiring others to care more about society. Listen to the second verse here in this song about the twofold aspects of war (minute 1.18) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Yes, rap has recently been used as a medium to promote positive messages i.e. Christian Worship etc, and socio-political issues as I have already pointed out, but that is only because it was already popular in promoting manmat. It is the manmat through this amazing popular medium that has shaped the global society of disenchanted youth today. It's not a big deal, I have already pointed out why the 2 aren't really comparable. Ifyou want to look at even more technically, than the actual style of music, singing and poetry is totally different/unique. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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