Lion songs : Thomas Mapfumo and the music that made Zimbabwe /

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In Lion Songs Banning Eyre tells the story of Zimbabwean singer, composer and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo who, like Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, represents his country's anti-colonial struggle and cultural identity. Eyre narrates Mapfumo's life in the context of Zimbabwe's pre- and post-re...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Eyre, Banning (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Mapfumo, Thomas.
Mapfumo, Thomas
Mapfumo, Thomas, > (1945- ...)
Blacks Unlimited (Musical group)
Popular music > Political aspects > Zimbabwe.
Popular music > Zimbabwe > History and criticism.
Revolutionary ballads and songs > Zimbabwe.
Musique populaire > Aspect politique > Zimbabwe.
Musique populaire > Zimbabwe > Histoire et critique.
Chansons révolutionnaires > Zimbabwe.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Entertainment & Performing Arts.
Popular music
Popular music > Political aspects
Revolutionary ballads and songs
Musik
Musique populaire > Congo (République démocratique) > Aspect politique > Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust.
Musique populaire > Congo (République démocratique) > Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust > Dictionnaires.
Ballades (piano, trompettes (2)) > Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust > Dictionnaires.
Chimurenga.
Zimbabwe
Simbabwe
Zimbabwe.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chimurenga nights
  • Rhodesia
  • England is the chameleon, and I the fly
  • Singing Shona
  • When the spirit comes
  • Songs for the book of history
  • Bishop and pawn
  • Agony of victory
  • Zimbabwe
  • Snakes in the forest
  • Corruption
  • Big daddy and the Zimbabwe playboys
  • Sporting lions
  • Too many ghosts
  • Breaking the cycle
  • America
  • Striking at empires
  • Dancing with devils
  • The land of the horses
  • Lions in winter.

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