Dubai underground, to the sound of rap
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Dubai.
Reuters / Ahmed Jadallah
By: Nicolas Keraudren Follow
20 mins
From the Maghreb to the Levant, rappers from the Arab world have gained great popularity.
In the Gulf, on the other hand, the rap scene is still very marginal.
But, that did not prevent the emergence of important voices, especially in Dubai.
These rappers, whether UAE or foreign, reveal another image of the Emirate.
Far from pomp and excess.
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