Songs and politics in Eastern Africa / edited by Kimani Njogu, Hervé Maupeu.
| Other author | Njogu, Kimani. |
| Other author | Maupeu, Hervé. |
| Other author | Institut français de recherche en Afrique. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : Mkuki na Nyota Publishers ; Nairobi, Kenya : IFRA, |
| Description | xvii, 401 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. Religious versification: from depoliticisation to repoliticisation / Kimani Njogu -- 2. L'intellectuel populaire et l'imaginaire politique: Le cas de Joseph Kamaru / Herve Maupeu -- 3. Artistic discourse and gender politics in the Gikuyu popular song / Michael W. Mwaura -- 4. The poetics of Gikuyu mwomboko: narrative as a technique in HIV-AIDS awareness campaign in rural Kenya / Mwangi P. Muhoro -- 5. Hip-hop in Nairobi: recognition of an international movement and the main means of expression for the urban youth in poor residential areas / Aurelia Ferrari -- 6. Folk poetry as a weapon of struggle: an analysis of the Chaka Mchaka resistance songs of the national resistance movement/army of Uganda / Musambayi Katumanga -- 7. Ethnic identity and stereotypes in popular music: Mugiithi performance in Kenya / Maina wa Mutonya -- 8. Song and politics: the case of D. Owino Misiani / Adams Oloo -- 9. Orature of combat: cultural aesthetics of song as political action in the performance of the Mau Mau songs / Bantu Mwaura -- 10. Resistance and performance dynamics: the case of busungusungu vigilantes' dance of the Sukuma of Tanzania / Herbert F. Makoye -- 11. Music and politics in Tanzania: a case study of Nyota-wa-Cigogo / Frowin Paul Nyoni -- 12. Hip-hop, westernization and gender in East Africa / Mwenda Ntarangwi -- 13. Thematising election politics in Swahli epic: the case of Mahmoud Abdulkadir / Rayya Timammy -- 14. Formation of a popular music: hip-hop in Tanzania / Alice Bancet -- 15. The enduring power of Somali "oral political poetry": songs and poems of peace in the midst of chaos / Chantal Logan -- 16. If you're ugly, know how to sing: aesthetics of resistance and subversion / Lupenga Mphande. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | In English, some articles in French. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017319440 |
| ISBN | 9789987449422 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9987449425 (pbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |