Libyan authorities have clamped down on rap music for violating "moral rules." Artists fear a return to cultural repression, as observers see a more general shift to a stricter Islamic way of life ...

It is quoted in the booklet: “Libyan folk music known as ‘zimzamet’ and the rhythmic repetition of a voice or vocal sound in a stanza form the base of many reggae songs. Libyan reggae is usually ...

Libyan authorities have clamped down on rap music for violating "moral rules." Artists fear a return to cultural repression as observers see a more general shift to a stricter Islamic way of life.

The interior ministry in eastern Libya have imposed new restrictions on rap music, forcing artists to ask for permission from the culture ministry and other relevant authorities before performing ...