Performing the Nation: Swahili Music and Cultural Politics in Tanzania (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)

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Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history.

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Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 392
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 14 Jan 2003
ISBN 10: 0226029816
ISBN 13: 9780226029818

Performing the Nation: Swahili Music and Cultural Politics in Tanzania (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)

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