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Njogu, Kimani & Hervé Maupeu (eds.):
Songs and Politics in Eastern Africa.
Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers /
Nairobi: l’Institute francais de recherche en Afrique (IFRA), 2007. 401 p.
ISBN 978-9987-449-42-5

CONTENTS

Foreword xi

1
Kimani Njogu
Religious Versification:
From Depoliticisation to Repoliticisation
1

2
Hervé Maupeu
L’intellectuel populaire et l’imaginaire politique :
Le cas de Joseph Kamaru
23
Kamaru, un prophète kikuyu chrétien 28
La religion prophétique comme cadre de compréhension
du politique 32
– Une pédagogie du changement 32
– Une théorie de la causalité 35
Kamaru et le renouveau du nationalisme kikuyu 36
– Un leader et pas un despote 37
– Les elections comme mode populaire d’action politique 40
– Les femmes et le nationalisme kikuyu contemporain 42
– Conclusion : Kamaru et les autres mises en scène kikuyu 
   de la nation 45

3
Michael W. Mwaũra
Artistic Discourse and Gender Politics in the
Gĩkũyũ Popular Song
49
Approach and Method 50
Roots in Patriarchy of Popular Song Expression 51
Patriarchal Narrations 53
Entry of the Queen: The Woman Talks back 62
Conclusion 70

4
Mwangi  P. Mũhoro
The Poetics of Gĩkũyũ mwomboko: Narrative as a Technique
in HIV-AIDS Awareness Campaign in Rural Kenya
73
Introduction 73
Socio-historical Origins of Mwomboko Poetry 74
Performance of Mwomboko Poetry 77
Arrangement and Dance Movements in Mwomboko 78
Music and Entertainment in Response to HIV-Aids Awareness 82
The Language of Mwomboko Singers 84
Conclusion 92

5
Aurélia Ferrari
Hip-Hop in Nairobi: Recognition of an International Movement and the Main Means of Expression for the Urban Youth in Poor Residential Areas 107
From Street “Free Style”, to the Studio, to the Stage:
The Case of Kalamashaka and Mau Mau Camp 110
– The Beginning of Hip-Hop in Nairobi 110
– Different Influences 111
– The Beginning of Success 112
– Problems Encountered 115
– The Rappers’ Hopes 116
Lyrics: The Division between Militant and Non-Militant Rap 117
– Language of Choice 117
– Major Themes Covered 118
– Conclusion 124

6
Musambayi Katumanga
Folk Poetry as a Weapon of Struggle: An Analysis of the
Chaka Mchaka Resistance Songs of the National Resistance
Movement/Army of Uganda
129
– Introduction 179
Resistance Process and Mobilisation 130
– Mosaic Types 138
– Fixed Line Folklores 142
– Native Poetics 147

7
Maina wa Mũtonya
Ethnic Identity and Stereotypes in Popular Music:
Mugiithi Performance in Kenya
157
– Introduction  157
Music and Identity 162
Stereotypes and Ethnic Identity 164
Cultural Nights 170
Mau Mau Lyrics 170
Conclusion 172

8
Adams Oloo
Song and Politics: The Case of D. Owino Misiani 177
– Introduction 177
Luo Music and the Kenyan Political Scene 181
Owino Misiani 182
Beyond Kenya: Misiani on Governance in Africa 183
Analysing the Kenyan Political Scene through Music 185
Change of Tactic:
From Controversy to Support for the Government 192
Return to Controversy193
Conclusion 198

9
Bantu Mwaura
Orature of Combat: Cultural Aesthetics of Song as
Political Action in the Performance of the Mau Mau Songs
201
The Aesthetics of Gĩkũyũ Orature in the Mau Mau Songs 204
Song as Political Action 216
Song as Orature of Combat 220

10
Herbert F. Makoye
Resistance and Performance Dynamics: The Case of
Busungusungu Vigilantes’ Dance of the Sukuma of Tanzania
225
– Introduction 225
The Sukuma and Sungusungu 226
Dance and Song as a Means of Communication 228
Conclusion240

11
Frowin Paul Nyoni
Music and Politics in Tanzania:
A Case Study of Nyota-wa-Cigogo
241
– Introduction 241
Music forms in Tanzania 247
– Kwaya 242
– Taarab 243
– Jazz-band 244
– Dance 245
– Ngonjera 246
Historical Overview of Music and Politics in Tanzania 246
– The Early Days of Independence 246
– The Arusha Declaration 248
– Party Supremacy and its Control over the Arts 249
– Democratisation process (multiparty political system) 252
Case Study: Nyota-wa-Cigogo 253
Nyota-wa-Cigogo: Performance 261
Conclusion 270

12
Mwenda Ntarangwi
Hip-Hop, Westernization and Gender in East Africa 273
– Introduction 273
The Emergence of Hip-Hop in East Africa 275
Hip-Hop in East Africa: A New Penomenon or Old Tradition? 281
Hip-Hop and Westernization 284
Hip-Hop and Gendered Identities 290
Conclusions 299

13
Rayya Timammy
Thematising Election Politics in Swahli Epic:
The Case of Mahmoud Abdulkadir
303

14
Alice Bancet
Formation of a Popular Music: Hip-Hop in Tanzania 315
– Introduction 315
– Hip-Hop: A Definition 316
Globalisation of a Culture: The Case of Tanzanian Hip-Hop  318
– From New York Ghettos to Dar es Salaam 318
– Introduction of Hip-Hop in Tanzania, a Contemporary of Uwazi 322
– Heavy Resistance to “Muziki ya kihuni” 324
– From American Mimicry to the Original Creation of Rap 
   in Kiswahili 327
– Initial Attempts to Promote Hip-Hop 330
– Improved Media Coverage and Popularization of Hip-Hop 332
– The Consecration of Kiswahili Rap – mapinduzi halisi ya
   Bongo Flava 334
Confirmation of Hip-Hop with Political and Social Leanings 338
– The Spokespeople for a Society in Crisis 339
– Political and Civic Rap 346
– Artistes’ Involvement in the Defense and Maintenance of
   Authentic Hip-Hop Rap 351
Conclusion 352

15
Chantal  Logan
The Enduring Power of Somali “Oral Political Poetry”:
Songs and Poems of Peace in the Midst of Chaos
355
The Somali Crisis: A Political Milieu Favourable to the
Spoken Word 357
Oral Political Poetry: An Unbroken Continuum 361
Peace Making and Poetry 365
Women and Peace Poetry 368

16
Lupenga Mphande
If you’re Ugly, Know how to Sing:
Aesthetics of Resistance and Subversion
377

  • Mortaigne, Veronique:
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    Arles: Actes Sud, 1997. 203 p.

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    ‘Heelloy’. Modern Poetry and Songs of the Somalis.
    London: HAAN Publishing, 1998. xxiii & 241 p.
    ISBN 978-1-874-20981-2

    CONTENTS

    Foreword to the first edition by B. W. Andrzejewski ix
    Foreword to the 1996 edition by Abdilahi Qarshi xi
    Preface to the first edition xv
    Preface to the 1996 edition xxiii

    1. Introduction
    The social context 1
    The Nature of Traditional Pastoralist Poetry 12
    The Historical Development of Modern Oral Poetry 17

    2. The Family of Miniature Genres
    The Nature of the Family of Miniature Genres 27
    The Poetry of the Miniature Family 32

    3. The emergence of the Belwo
    The Historical Background 49
    The Belwo is Born 53
    The Poetry of the Belwo 59

    4. The Heello: Period One
    The Metamorphosis: Belwo to Heello A 75
    The Modem Poem: Heello A to Heello B 82

    5. The Heello: Period Two
    The Historical Background 95
    The Poetry of the Second Period 103

    6. The Heello: Period Three
    The Historical Background 117
    The Poetry of the Third Period 146

    7. Characteristics of the Heello: All Periods
    Themes Common to All Periods 175
    Structural Characteristics and
    Development Common to All Periods 190
    The Impact of Media on Modern Poetry 208

    8. Conclusion
    The Inheritance of the Heello 215
    Forces Behind the Success and Development of Modern Poetry 216

  • Collins, [Edmund] John:
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    Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 2015.  xii & 326 p.
    ISBN 978-0-8195-7539-5 (paper) 978-0-8195-7540-1 (ebook)

    CONTENTS

    Foreword by Banning Eyre ix
    Introduction 1

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    3 Fela in Ghana 49
    4 Stan Plange Remembers 29

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    5 Kalakuta is Born 67
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    8 The Black President 114
    9 Amsterdam and After 125

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    11 Frank Talk about Fela 152
    12 Obiba Plays It Again 165
    13 Smart Binete Sorts It Out 174
    14 Anku Checks Out the Beat 178
    15 Nana Danso Orchestrates 183
    16 Some Early Afro-Fusion Pioneers 197
    17 Interview with Fela 204
    18 Afterthoughts and Updates 209
    19. Felabrations at Home and Abroad 238

    Chronology 259
    Notes 269
    Selected Bibliography 281
    Discography 285
    Appendix A: “Shuffering and Shmiling” Score 303
    Index 309

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    Veröffentlichungen des Museum für Völkerkunde.
    Neue Folge 53. Abteilung Musikethnologie VIII.
    Berlin: Museum für Völkerkunde, 1991. 312 pp. & 2 CDs.
    ISBN 3-88609-213-5

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  • Sweeney, Philip:
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    London: Virgin Books, 1991. 262 p.
    Section Africa 1-81
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    AFRICA

    The North and West
    Introduction: Peter Gabriel 1
    Libya 3
    Tunisia 5
    Algeria 6
    Morocco 13
    Mauritania 16
    Senegal 17
    Mali 20
    Guinea 26
    Guinea-Bissau 29
    Cape Verde 29
    Sierra Leone 31
    Côte d’Ivoire 32
    Ghana 34
    Togo and Benin 36
    Nigeria 37

    Central Africa, The South and East
    Introduction: Manu Dibango 42
    Cameroon 44
    Zaire 49
    Congo 56
    Gabon 56
    Angola 57
    Zambia 58
    Mozambique 59
    Zimbabwe 60
    South Africa 65
    Madagascar 70
    Mauritius and Reunion 71
    Tanzania and Zanzibar 72
    Kenya 74
    Uganda 76
    Burundi 76
    Ethiopia 77
    Sudan 79

  • Lee, Hélène:
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