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CONTENTS
Foreword, by John M. Chernoff ix
Preface xix
1 The Griot Style 1
The State as Patron: Guinea 1
Griot-Griotte 16
Great Female Singers: Mali 21
Wrestling and Music: Senegal 32
2 Francophone Connections 42
African jazz: Congo and Zaire 42
Capital, Religion, Hypocrisy and, Above All, Ziglibithy: Ivory Coast 64
Soul Mokassa and African Chanson: Cameroun 69
3 West African Highlife 74
Ghana Highlife 77
Taxidriver: Highlife in Nigeria 86
Brass Bands and Double-Decker Busses in Freetown 109
4 Gourd Trumpets and Guitar Music 118
Beni Ngoma, Danzi,Tarab: Tanzania 118
Stars and Producers: Kenya 126
5 Music of Liberation 136
From Kalela to Kalindula: Zambia 136
Music and Research: Malawi 150
Chimurenga Requests: Zimbabwe 154
From Prohibition to State Production of Entertainment Music: Mozambique 165
6 Marabi Culture and Backyard Studios: South Africa 172
Appendix:
Some Music-Theoretical Explanations 187
Notes 191
Bibliography 205
Discography 215