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1 Online-Ressource (ix, 195 Seiten)
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ISBN:
9780226654775
Series Statement:
Chicago studies in ethnomusicology
Content:
Music has long been an avenue for protest, seen as a way to promote freedom and equality, instill hope, and fight for change. Popular music, in particular, is considered to be an effective form of subversion and resistance under oppressive circumstances. But as Nomi Dave shows us in The Revolution’s Echoes, the opposite is also true—music can often support, rather than challenge, the powers that be. Examining fifty years of history in Guinea, Dave introduces readers to the music supporting the authoritarian regime of former president Sékou Touré, and to the musicians who, even long after his death, have continued to praise dictators and avoid dissent. Dave shows that this isn’t just the result of state manipulation—even in the absence of coercion, musicians and their audiences take real pleasure in musical praise of leaders. Time and again, whether in traditional music or in newer genres such as rap, Guinean musicians have celebrated state power and authority. With The Revolution’s Echoes, Dave insists that we must grapple with the uncomfortable truth that some forms of music choose to support authoritarianism, generating new pleasures and new politics in the process
Content:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Agents of the Revolution -- 2. City of Musicians -- 3. Sweetness and Truth -- 4. Warriors for Peace -- 5. The Risks of Displeasure -- 6. Blue Zones -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780226654461
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780226654638
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Dave, Nomita, 1973 - The revolution's echoes Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2019 ISBN 9780226654638
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780226654461
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
Keywords:
Guinea
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Musik
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Politik
DOI:
10.7208/9780226654775
URL:
http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
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