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The legacy of Tanzanian musicians Muhidin Gurumo and Hassan Bitchuka : rhumba kiserebuka! /

Muhidin Maalim Gurumo and Hassan Rehani Bitchuka are two of Tanzania's most well-known singers in the popular music genre known as muziki wa dansi (literally, 'music for dancing'), a variation of the Cuban-based rhumba idiom that has been enormously impactful throughout central, easte...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gunderson, Frank D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]
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  • "Classic Period" (1978-1985) ; Origin Stories ; Hassan Bitchuka Joins Mlimani Park Orchestra ; "Hapa Tunapangusa Almasi" <span style="font-style:italic;"> ("Here We Polish Diamonds") <span style="font-style:italic;">-- Band Practice during Ramadan ; The Black Warriors Recording Project ; Mlimani Park Orchestra's Rise to National and International Visibility ; ; Chapter 6: The International Orchestra Safari Sound Era (1985-1987) ; Businessman Hugo Kisima's Coup de Tat with International Orchestra Safari Sound ; Mtindo wa Ndekule (Ndekule Style) ; Hassan Bitchuka's Return to Mlimani Park Orchestra.
  • (1987-1991) ; The "Kumi Bora" ("Ten Best") Piracy Scandal ; ; Chapter 7: The Ottu Jazz Band Era (1991-2004) ; From JUWATA Jazz Band to OTTU Jazz Band ; "Baba wa Muziki" ("Fathers of Music") ; Hassan Bitchuka's Scandalous Departure from OTTU Jazz Band ; The Msondo--Sikinde Clan Battles Intensify ; "Wachawi Wapo, na Wanaua Watu" ("Witches are There,
  • *Gurumo 2010b) ; Bitchuka and Gurumo Reunited Onstage ; Eulogy for a Musical Hero ; ; Concluding Remarks: The Legacy of Muhidin Gurumo and Hassan Bitchuka ; ; Appendix I: Glossary ; Appendix II: Government-Related Acronyms ; Appendix III: Muhidin Gurumo and Hassan Bitchuka Band Chronology ; Appendix IV: Extended Interviews with Muhidin Gurumo ; A Conversation with Muhidin Gurumo about Mitindo ; A Conversation with Muhidin Gurumo about Composition ; ; Appendix V: Online Discussion: "Bitchuka ana Mafumbo Mengi Yake" ("Bitchuka has his Many Mysteries") ; Appendix VI: Documented Msondo / Sikinde Studio Sessions at Radio.
  • Bitchuka's Cross-Dressed Vocal Persona ; Hassan Bitchuka's and Muhidin Gurumo's Compositional Aesthetic ; ; Chapter 2: Setting the Stage--The Cultural History of the East-Central African Rhumba Scene ; The Spread of the Congolese Rhumba ; The Emergence of Muziki wa Dansi ; Sikinde Live! -The Tanzanian Rhumba Scene in Dar es Salaam ; Chapter 3: Muhidin Gurumo's Musical Development and Work with Nuta Jazz Band ; Muhidin Gurumo--The Formative Years (1939
  • 1959) ; Muhidin Gurumo's Stints with Kilimanjaro Cha Cha Jazz Band, Rufiji Jazz Band,
  • Foreword by Hassan Rehani Bitchuka ; ; Introduction ; " <span style="font-style:italic;">Jembe Hilo Limeondoka " ("That Hoe has Departed")--Farewell to Muhidin Maalim Gurumo ; Scope of the Book ; Approaches ; Sources and Evidence ; Organization and Layout ; ; Chapter 1: Introducing Muhidin Maalim Gurumo and Hassan Rehani Bitchuka ; "Gurumo the Great"--A Reluctant Star in Dar es Salaam ; Muhidin Gurumo's Mitindo (Styles) and the Practice of Tanzanian Dance Music Branding ; "Bitchuka the Bold"--A Transcendent Voice in Tanzanian Popular Music ; Hassan.
  • Tanzania--Dar es Salaam ; NUTA Jazz Band ; JUWATA Jazz Band ; Mlimani Park Orchestra ; ; List of Interviews Cited ; Archives Visited ; Discography ; Bibliography.
  • And Kilwa Jazz Band (1959-1964) ; The Origins and Early Years of NUTA Jazz Band ; Safari of NUTA Jazz Band and their Emerging Fan Base ; Growing Mtindo wa Msondo (Msondo Style) ; Considering Provenance(s)--The Case of the Song "Nimwokoe Nani?" (Whom shall I rescue?) ; Chapter 4: " <span style="font-style:italic;">Mtoto Mtundu " ("Precocious Child")--Hassan Bitchuka's Early Musical Career ; Hassan Bitchuka--The Formative Years (1956-1973) ; Hassan Bitchuka Joins NUTA / JUWATA Jazz Band ; State Song Patronage--The Case of the Song "Nidhamu ya Kazi" (Work discipline) ; ; Chapter 5: Mlimani Park Orchestra--The.
  • And They Murder People") ; ; Chapter 8: Msondo and Sikinde in the Era of <span style="font-style:italic;">Kujitegemea (Self-Reliance) ; The Msondo--Sikinde Clans Respond to the Free Market Economy ; Sikinde--"Ngoma ya Ukae" ("The Music of Home") ; Mashindano! (Contest!) ; Zilipendwa (They Were Loved)--Golden Oldies and Musical Nostalgia ; ; Chapter 9: Muhidin Gurumo's Retirement and Passing ; Retirement Plans (M.M.