Ep. 142: Fellows Soinato Leboo and Gretchen Walch on how African culture is stolen, shamed, and repackaged into popular culture

<p>Vulture culture is the practice of stealing something, rebranding it as something else, then selling or forcing it back onto the people it was stolen from. In today&apos;s episode, fellows Soinato Leboo and Gretchen Walch ask: How does this dynamic manifest today in music, religion, and intellectual property?</p><p>Their guests are<em> </em>Oluwatomi and Estegent, classmates of Gretchen&apos;s at the University of Global Health Equity.  <br/><br/><b>Books, Links, &amp; Articles</b></p><ul><li><a href='https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laibon/P91PldQjdsgC?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;dq=laibon&amp;pg=PR7&amp;printsec=frontcover'><em>Laibon: An Anthropologist&apos;s Journey with Samburu Diviners of Kenya</em></a> by Elliot M. Fratkin   </li><li>“<a href='https://declassifieduk.org/kericho-letter/'>Kericho Letter</a>”   </li><li><a href='https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-u-s-afrobeats-songs/'>Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs</a>    </li><li>“<a href='https://africasacountry.com/2020/09/beyond-african-royalty'>Beyond African Royalty</a>” by Takondwa Semphere   </li><li>“<a href='https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/justin-bieber-copy-wizkid-afrobeats-performance-freedom-the-experience/'>WizKid fans debate over Justin Bieber&apos;s &apos;Afrobeats-inspired&apos; performance</a>”   </li><li><a href='http://www.thestoop.org/home/2017/7/17/1-nice-tribal-wear-now-take-it-off'><em>Episode 1: Nice tribal wear. Now take it off</em>.</a> By The Stoop Podcast    </li><li>“<a href='https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/trend/archive/summer-2016/how-africa-is-changing-faith-around-the-world'>How Africa Is Changing Faith Around the World</a>” by Philip Jenkins </li></ul>