Popular Music Censorship in AfricaMichael Drewett, Martin Cloonan In Africa, tension between freedom of expression and censorship in many contexts remains as contentious, if not more so, than during the period of colonial rule which permeated the twentieth century. This volume brings together the latest research on censorship in Africa, focusing on the attempts to censor musicians and the strategies of resistance devised by musicians in their struggles to be heard. It also includes a special section on case studies that highlight issues of nationality. |
Contents
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And the Beat Goes On? Message Music Political Repression and the Power of HipHop in Nigeria | 91 |
Case Studies | 107 |
Traditional and Popular Music Hegemonic Power and Censorship in Malawi 19641994 | 109 |
Popular Music Censorship in Tanzania | 137 |
Silencing Musical Expression in Colonial and PostColonial Kenya | 157 |
One Hundred Years of Censorship in Ghanaian Popular Music Performance | 171 |
Where the Shoe Pinches The Imprisonment of Franco Luambo Makiadi as a Curious Example of Music Censorship in Zaїre | 187 |
For a Song Censure in Algerian Rai Music | 199 |
Concluding Comments on the Censorship of Popular Music in Africa | 215 |
Index | 221 |
Why Dont You Sing about the Leaves and the Dreams? Reflecting on Music Censorship in Apartheid South Africa | 127 |
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