Rumba Rules : The Politics of Dance Music in Mobutu's Zaire /

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Examines the relationship between popular music and politics in Zaire during the presidency of Mobutu Sese Seko through the author's participation as musician and ethnographer in a successful Kinshasa band of the mid-1990s.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Bob W., 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mobutu Sese Seko, > 1930-1997.
Mobutu Sese Seko, > 1930-
Politik
Gesellschaft
Popmusik
Popular music > Social aspects.
Popular music > Political aspects.
Music and state.
HISTORY > Africa > Central.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Musique > Politique gouvernementale > Congo (Republique democratique) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Musique populaire > Aspect social > Congo (Republique democratique)
Musique populaire > Aspect politique > Congo (Republique democratique)
Music and state > Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > 20th century.
Popular music > Social aspects > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Popular music > Political aspects > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Kongo <Demokratische Republik>
Congo (Democratic Republic)
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Popular culture's politics
  • The Zairian sound
  • Made in Zaire
  • Live time
  • Musicians and mobility
  • Live texts
  • The political life of dance bands
  • In the skin of a chief.

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