Popular music censorship in Africa

edited by Michael 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. Over the last one hundred years, popular musicians have not been free to sing about whatever they wish to, and in many countries they are still not free to do so. This volume brings together the latest research on censorship in colonial and post-colonial Africa, focusing on the attempts to censor musicians and the strategies of resistance devised by musicians in their struggles to be heard. For Africa, the twentieth century was characterized first and foremost by struggles for independence, as colonizer and colonized struggled for territorial control. Throughout this period, culture was an important contested terrain in hegemonic and counter-hegemonic struggles and many musicians who aligned themselves with independence movements viewed music as an important cultural weapon. Musical messages were often political, opposing the injustices of colonial rule. Colonial governments reacted to counter-hegemonic songs through repression, banning songs from distribution and/or broadcast, while often targeting the musicians with acts of intimidation in an attempt to silence them. In the post-independence era a disturbing trend has occurred, in which African governments have regularly continued to practise censorship of musicians. However, not all attempts to silence musicians have emanated from government, nor has all contested music been strictly political. Religious and moral rationale has also featured prominently in censorship struggles. Both Christian and Muslim fundamentalism has led to extreme attempts to silence musicians. In response, musicians have often sought ways of getting their music and message heard, despite censorship and harassment. The book includes a special section on case studies that highlight issues of nationality.

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[目次]

  • Introduction: Popular music censorship in Africa: an overview, Martin Cloonan
  • Part 1: The cultural boycott against apartheid South Africa: a case of defensible censorship?, Michael Drewett
  • Vocal killers, silent killers: popular media, genocide, and the call for benevolent censorship in Rwanda, Dylan Craig and Nomalanga Mkhize
  • Racist hate speech in South Africa's fragile democracy: The case of Ngema's 'AmaNdiya', Gary Baines
  • ZVAKWANA! - Enough! Media control and unofficial censorship of music in Zimbabwe, Diane Thram
  • And the beat goes on? Message music, political repression and the power of hip-hop in Nigeria, Wilson Akpan
  • Part 2 Case Studies: Traditional and popular music, hegemonic power and censorship in Malawi: 1964 - 94, Reuben M. Chirambo
  • Why don't you sing about the leaves and the dreams? Reflecting on music censorship in apartheid South Africa, Johnny Clegg and Michael Drewett
  • Popular music censorship in Tanzania, Kelly M. Askew and John F. Kitime
  • Silencing musical expression in colonial and post-colonial Kenya, Peter Muhoro Mwangi
  • One hundred years of censorship in Ghanaian popular music performance, John Collins
  • Where the shoe pinches: the imprisonment of Franco Luambo Makiadi as an unusual example of music censorship in Zaire, Graeme Ewens
  • For a song: the censorship of Rai music in Algeria, Malika Mehdid
  • Concluding comments on the censorship of popular music in Africa, Martin Cloonan and Michael Drewett
  • Index.

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書名 Popular music censorship in Africa
著作者等 Cloonan Martin
Drewett Michael
出版元 Ashgate
刊行年月 c2006
ページ数 xii, 228 p.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 9780754652915
NCID BA81777390
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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