The Legacy of Tanzanian Musicians Muhidin Gurumo and Hassan Bitchuka
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The Legacy of Tanzanian Musicians Muhidin Gurumo and Hassan Bitchuka

Rhumba Kiserebuka!

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eBook - PDF

The Legacy of Tanzanian Musicians Muhidin Gurumo and Hassan Bitchuka

Rhumba Kiserebuka!

About this book

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, eastern, and western Africa in the contemporary era. This interview-based dual biography investigates the lives and careers of these two men from an ethnomusicological and historical perspective. Gurumo had a career spanning fifty years before his death in 2014. Bitchuka has been singing professionally for forty-five years. The two singers, affectionately called mapacha ("the twins") by their colleagues, worked together as partners for thirty years from 1973-2003. This study situates these exemplary individuals as creative agents in a local cultural context, showcasing interviews, narratives, and nostalgic reminiscences about musical life lived under Colonialism, state Socialism, and current politics in the global neoliberal democratic milieu. The book adds to a growing body of work about popular music in Dar es Salaam and shines a light on these artists' creative processes, the choices they have made regarding rare resources, their styles and efficacy in conflict resolution, and their own memories regarding the musical art they have created.

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Information

Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2018
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781978751453
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
African History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. List of Figures
  3. Area Maps
  4. Audio Examples
  5. Notes on Translation
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. Introducing Muhidin Maalim Gurumo and Hassan Rehani Bitchuka
  10. 2. Setting the Stage
  11. 3. Gurumo’s Musical Development and Work with NUTA Jazz Band
  12. 4. “Mtoto Mtundu | Precocious Child”
  13. 5. Mlimani Park Orchestra
  14. 6. The International Orchestra Safari Sound Era (1985–1987)
  15. 7. The Ottu Jazz Band Era (1991–2004)
  16. 8. Msondo and Sikinde in the Era of Kujitegemea (“Self-Reliance”)
  17. 9. Muhidin Gurumo’s Retirement and Passing
  18. Concluding Remarks
  19. Appendix 1
  20. Appendix 2
  21. Appendix 3
  22. Appendix 4
  23. Appendix 5
  24. Online Discussion
  25. Appendix 6
  26. Documented Msondo / Sikinde Studio Sessions at Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
  27. Interviews Cited
  28. Archives Visited
  29. Discography
  30. Bibliography
  31. General
  32. Bands
  33. Songs
  34. About the Author
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