Current musical trends - such as international ghettotech, metropolitan bass or tropical - bring musical cultures from the metropolises of the southern hemisphere to centre stage, which have long been regarded as peripheral. Through trans-national exchange and collaborations, an international network of musicians is working on musical hybrids that, in contrast to so called world music, do not pursue folkloristic nostalgia but instead reflect the current reality of urban pop-cultures. In doing so, they show that what has long developed is an internationale of urban street music that is not only defined by its particular regional context but also accesses a universal repertoire of sounds and style elements that are understood in clubs around the world. Do these musical sub-cultures represent a movement? In which way are new perspectives on phenomena of globalisation, colonial inheritance and a critique of concepts such as cultural diversity, ethnicity and authenticity formulated here? Can music transport and make marginalised experiences visible without serving the stereotypes of the "exotic"? Is a new dialogue between north and south developing here?
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