mollenhauer2011
Mollenhauer, Shawn Michael: |
CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Introduction 1
Memory and Music 9
Nationalism, Ethnicity and Folklore 15
Music, Politics and Censorship in Africa 24
Brief overview of fieldwork 28
Chapter 2
Ethnicity and the Oromo 34
Ethnicity in Ethiopia 37
The “African-ness” of Ethiopia 47
Chapter 3
The Oromo: A History in the Making 54
The Oromo People 59
Oromo Unity Through Performance:
The National Culture Show of 1977 62
Ali 72
Legesse Abdi 81
Conclusions 85
Chapter 4
Traditional Music 90
Instruments/Organology 96
Genres 100
Erecha 103
Shashemane 114
Biftu Oromia 120
Conclusions 128
Chapter 5
Oromo Popular Music 133
Ibrahim’s studio 136
Daniel 146
Insight in Asele 161
Conclusions 165
Chapter 6
The Diaspora 170
Movements of a Nation without a State 173
The Oromo Studies Conference, Minneapolis 2008 177
Minneapolis Concert 2011 181
Oromo Online 195
On the future of the Oromo diasporic project 200
Conclusions 204
Bibliography 210-225
Appendices
Appendix 1: Maps
Map 1: Map of the present day borders of
Ethiopia (and neighboring countries) 226
Map 2: Map of Ethiopia’s regional states under
“ethnic federalism” 227
Map 3: Oromia state map (ethnic regions) 228
Appendix 2: Notation Examples 229-230
Appendix 3: Glossary 231
Appendix 4: Translations 232-233
Appendix 5: CD Tracks List 234-235
Appendix 6: Photographs 236-251