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Songs and politics in Eastern Africa

Contributor: Njogu, Kimani; Maupeu, Hervé

Published: 2007

Publisher: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers ;, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [u.a.] ; EBSCO Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA

Songs and Politics in Eastern Africa brings together important essays on songs and politics in the region and beyond. Through an analysis of the voices from the margins, the authors (contributors) enter into the debate on cultural productions and... more

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Songs and Politics in Eastern Africa brings together important essays on songs and politics in the region and beyond. Through an analysis of the voices from the margins, the authors (contributors) enter into the debate on cultural productions and political change. The theme that cuts across the contributions is that songs are, in addition to their aesthetic appeal, vital tools for exploring how political and social events are shaped and understood by citizens. Urbanization, commercialization and globalization contributed to the vibrancy of East African popular music of the 1990s which was marked by hybridity, syncretism and innovativeness. It was a product of social processes inseparable from society, politics, and other critical issues of the day. The lyrics explored socials cosmology, worldviews, class and gender relations, interpretations of value systems, and other political, social and cultural practices, even as they entertained and provided momentary escape for audience members. Frustration, disenchantments, and emotional fatigue resulting from corrupt and dictatorial political systems that stifle the potential of citizens drove and still drive popular music in Eastern Africa as in most of Africa. Songs and Politics in Eastern Africa is an important addition to the study of popular culture and its role in shaping society.

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Source:	Union catalogues
Contributor:	Njogu, Kimani; Maupeu, Hervé
Language:	English
Media type:	Ebook
Format:	Online
ISBN:	9789987081080; 9987081088
Scope:	1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 401 pages), Illustrations
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references

Source:	Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Language:	Swahili
Media type:	Book
Format:	Print
ISBN:	9966221573; 9789966221575
Edition:	Chapa ya Pili
Series:	Kiswahili Tertiary Publishing Project ; 1
Subjects:	Swahili literature
Scope:	XII, 397 S., 25 cm
Notes:	"Ensaiklopidia ya ufundishaji wa fasihi"--Cover "Kiswahili Tertiary Publishing Project"--Colophon Includes bibliographical references (p. 386-392) and index

Source:	Specialised Catalogue of Comparative Literature
Language:	English
Media type:	Book
Format:	Print
ISBN:	9966223231
RVK Categories:	EP 20253
Subjects:	Swahili; Kikuyu-Sprache; Poetik; Lesen; Dialog
Scope:	223 S.

Source:	Union catalogues
Contributor:	Njogu, Kimani (HerausgeberIn); Adem, Seifudein (HerausgeberIn)
Language:	English
Media type:	Book
Format:	Print
ISBN:	9789966028679
Subjects:	Berühmte Persönlichkeit; Beitrag; Kultur; Kulturpolitik; Politischer Wandel; Internationale Politik; Globalisierung; Internationale Kooperation; Regionale Kooperation; Kulturbeziehungen
Other subjects:	Mazrui, Ali AlʼAmin
Scope:	267 Seiten
Notes:	This book results from a symposium entitled "Critical perspectives on culture and globalization: the intellectual legacy of Ali A. Mazrui" held in Nairobi, Kenya, from the 15-16 July, 2016, in honor of Ali Mazrui (1933-2014), the globally acclaimed Kenyan

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