Bringing together interdisciplinary scholars, this book explores how African musical traditions and dance act as political commentary and forms of resistance in Africa.
The volume draws on Christopher Small's concept of "musicking" to explore the intersection between music, dance, and politics across the diverse cultural landscapes in Africa, particularly South Africa, Malawi, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe. Chapters cover case studies of how music and dance have been used as tools of political messaging and means of performing, visualizing and localizing activism, resistance, propaganda, and power in politics.
It is structured into three main parts. The first part examines how music and dance serve as vessels for communal memory and heritage. Part two explores the role of music and dance as a tool to fight for democracy and justice. Part three highlights the role of dance and music in elections.
This book is essential for scholars and students interested in music and dance as conceptual tools for studying politics as a cultural phenomenon in Africa.
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Musicking and Dancing Politics in Africa
Power, Activism, and Elections
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Musicking and Dancing Politics in Africa
Power, Activism, and Elections
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Figure
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Musicking and Dancing Politics: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
- Part I: From the Past to the Present: Music, Dance, Power, Memory, and Heritage
- Chapter 1: Memory in Song: Whose Memory and to What End?
- Chapter 2: The Politics of Liberation Heritage: Commemorative Practices and Remembering Revolutionary Musicians in Two Souther African Countries
- Chapter 3: Singing and Dancing Dubula Ibhunu: Maintaining Liberation Heritage Versus Challenging Hate Speech in South Africa
- Part II: Performing Political Discourse, Democracy, and Activism for Justice
- Chapter 4: The Apolitical Musician?: Oliver Mtukudzi’s Contribution to Zimbabwe’s Political Discourse Through Music (1970s–2019)
- Chapter 5: Zimdancehall as Youth Voices: Winky D’s Recruitment of Young Musicians in the Chimurenga Against Economic and Political Challenges in Zimbabwe
- Chapter 6: Singing for Democracy: The Politics of Music in Zimbabwe’s Securocratic State
- Chapter 7: Breaking the Loud Silence of Oppression through Theatrical Dance and Music Activism in Nigeria
- Part III: Performing Political Transition and Electoral Politics
- Chapter 8: The Sounds of Politics: Popular Music in Malawi’s Political Transitions Since 1964
- Chapter 9: Music and Dance as Campaign Strategies in Nigerian Elections
- Chapter 10: The Politics of Spectacle: Music and Dance as Election Campaign Strategies in Nigeria
- Index
- List of Contributors
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