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Apr 2023
25m 32s

Rap originario (Indigenous Rap)

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A young Mexican man discovers that he can use rap as a tool to help save his native language. But can he convince a new generation to love this new form of rap, too?

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3Al1v3e.

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