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The Line Between Traditional Dances and Bongo Fleva: a Case Study of Youth Participation in Dance Groups in Tanzania Daines Nicodem Sanga
27947 Daines Nicodem Sanga/ Elixir Soc. Sci. 75 (2014) 27947-27952 Available online at www.elixirpublishers.com (Elixir International Journal) Social Science Elixir Soc. Sci. 75 (2014) 27947-27952 The Line between Traditional Dances and Bongo Fleva: a Case Study of Youth Participation in Dance Groups in Tanzania Daines Nicodem Sanga ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history: This paper development of traditional dances in Tanzania by using the lens of youth Received: 3 May 2013; involved in performance activities. The paper uses firsthand information from four dance Received in revised form: groups; Livangala, Lumumba, UMATI and Bongo fleva artists to argue against less 15 October 2014; participation of youth in dance. The paper revealed that culture; economic and Accepted: 28 October 2014; administrative factors undermine the motivation of youth to participate in traditional dances and, thus, increased their enthusiasm in Bongo fleva. The paper offers a critical analysis of Keywords challenges that youth faced in traditional dances and how such challenges forced them to Youth, turn their interests to Bongo fleva. Following the shift of interests from traditional dances to Traditional dances, Bongo fleva, the paper suggests for social, economic and political transformation to increase Bongo fleva , the participation of youth in dance . Tanzania. © 2014 Elixir All rights reserved This paper uses first hand information gathered between the Introduction year 2010 and 2012 with Livangala, Tanangozi, UMATI and Much has been done pertaining to youth and new culture in Lumumba dance groups, of which the current two groups Tanzania. This is particularly Hip-hop and Bongo fleva. Efforts located in Iringa countryside whereas the later two situated in have been done to trace the history of Bongo fleva and its role in town centres. -
Published Papers of the Ethnomusicology Symposia
International Library of African Music PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SYMPOSIA ON ETHNOMUSICOLOGY 1ST SYMPOSIUM 1980, RHODES UNIVERSITY (OUT OF PRINT) CONTENTS: The music of Zulu immigrant workers in Johannesburg Johnny Clegg Group composition and church music workshops Dave Dargie Music teaching at the University of Zululand Khabi Mngoma Zulu children’s songs Bongani Mthethwa White response to African music Andrew Tracey 2ND SYMPOSIUM 1981, RHODES UNIVERSITY (OUT OF PRINT) CONTENTS: The development of African music in Zimbabwe Olof Axelsson Towards an understanding of African dance: the Zulu isishameni style Johnny Clegg A theoretical approach to composition in Xhosa style Dave Dargie Music and body control in the Hausa Bori spirit possession cult Veit Erlmann Musical instruments of SWA/Namibia Cecilia Gildenhuys The categories of Xhosa music Deirdre Hansen Audiometric characteristics of the ethnic ear Sean Kierman The correlation of folk and art music among African composers Khabi Mngoma The musical bow in Southern Africa David Rycroft Songs of the Chimurenga: from protest to praise Jessica Sherman The music of the Rehoboth Basters Frikkie Strydom Some aspects of my research into Zulu children’s songs Pessa Weinberg 3RD SYMPOSIUM 1982, UNIVERSITY OF NATAL and 4TH SYMPOSIUM 1983, RHODES UNIVERSITY CONTENTS: The necessity of theory Kenneth Gourlay Music and liberation Dave Dargie African humanist thought and belief Ezekiel Mphahlele Songs of the Karimojong Kenneth Gourlay An analysis of semi-rural and peri-urban Zulu children’s songs Pessa Weinberg -
Music of Ghana and Tanzania
MUSIC OF GHANA AND TANZANIA: A BRIEF COMPARISON AND DESCRIPTION OF VARIOUS AFRICAN MUSIC SCHOOLS Heather Bergseth A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate College of Bowling Green State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTERDecember OF 2011MUSIC Committee: David Harnish, Advisor Kara Attrep © 2011 Heather Bergseth All Rights Reserved iii ABSTRACT David Harnish, Advisor This thesis is based on my engagement and observations of various music schools in Ghana, West Africa, and Tanzania, East Africa. I spent the last three summers learning traditional dance- drumming in Ghana, West Africa. I focus primarily on two schools that I have significant recent experience with: the Dagbe Arts Centre in Kopeyia and the Dagara Music and Arts Center in Medie. While at Dagbe, I studied the music and dance of the Anlo-Ewe ethnic group, a people who live primarily in the Volta region of South-eastern Ghana, but who also inhabit neighboring countries as far as Togo and Benin. I took classes and lessons with the staff as well as with the director of Dagbe, Emmanuel Agbeli, a teacher and performer of Ewe dance-drumming. His father, Godwin Agbeli, founded the Dagbe Arts Centre in order to teach others, including foreigners, the musical styles, dances, and diverse artistic cultures of the Ewe people. The Dagara Music and Arts Center was founded by Bernard Woma, a master drummer and gyil (xylophone) player. The DMC or Dagara Music Center is situated in the town of Medie just outside of Accra. Mr. Woma hosts primarily international students at his compound, focusing on various musical styles, including his own culture, the Dagara, in addition music and dance of the Dagbamba, Ewe, and Ga ethnic groups. -
Tuareg Music and Capitalist Reckonings in Niger a Dissertation Submitted
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Los Angeles Rhythms of Value: Tuareg Music and Capitalist Reckonings in Niger A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Ethnomusicology by Eric James Schmidt 2018 © Copyright by Eric James Schmidt 2018 ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION Rhythms of Value: Tuareg Music and Capitalist Reckonings in Niger by Eric James Schmidt Doctor of Philosophy in Ethnomusicology University of California, Los Angeles, 2018 Professor Timothy D. Taylor, Chair This dissertation examines how Tuareg people in Niger use music to reckon with their increasing but incomplete entanglement in global neoliberal capitalism. I argue that a variety of social actors—Tuareg musicians, fans, festival organizers, and government officials, as well as music producers from Europe and North America—have come to regard Tuareg music as a resource by which to realize economic, political, and other social ambitions. Such treatment of culture-as-resource is intimately linked to the global expansion of neoliberal capitalism, which has led individual and collective subjects around the world to take on a more entrepreneurial nature by exploiting representations of their identities for a variety of ends. While Tuareg collective identity has strongly been tied to an economy of pastoralism and caravan trade, the contemporary moment demands a reimagining of what it means to be, and to survive as, Tuareg. Since the 1970s, cycles of drought, entrenched poverty, and periodic conflicts have pushed more and more Tuaregs to pursue wage labor in cities across northwestern Africa or to work as trans- ii Saharan smugglers; meanwhile, tourism expanded from the 1980s into one of the region’s biggest industries by drawing on pastoralist skills while capitalizing on strategic essentialisms of Tuareg culture and identity. -
Hip Hop Music Economy and Social Change in Senegal, Francophone West Africa
Reconsidering Cultural Entrepreneurship: Hip Hop Music Economy and Social Change in Senegal, Francophone West Africa Jenny Fatou MBAYE Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) London, July 2011 LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE 1 Declaration of Originality I certify that the thesis I am presenting for examination for the PhD degree of the London School of Economics and Political Science is solely my own work other than where I have clearly indicated that it is the work of others (in which case the extent of any work carried out jointly by me and any other person is clearly identified in it). The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. Quotation from it is permitted, provided that full acknowledgement is made. This thesis may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of the author. I warrant that this authorization does not, to the best of my belief, infringe the rights of any third party. 2 Abstract The increasing interest in the cultural economy is part of an attempt to invent new industrial development strategies that comprises a capacity to transform locations. In policy-making, the cultural economy is commonly framed from an economic perspective that salutes the role of the cultural economy and the dynamics of entrepreneurship in processes of urban and regional developments. Moreover, explorations of cultural economy and entrepreneurship are mainly represented by studies of Europe and North America. This thesis departs from such a normative perspective, and critically examines the links between a situated music economy, its cultural entrepreneurs and social change in West Africa. -
I the Use of African Music in Jazz from 1926-1964: an Investigation of the Life
The Use of African Music in Jazz From 1926-1964: An Investigation of the Life, Influences, and Music of Randy Weston by Jason John Squinobal Batchelor of Music, Berklee College of Music, 2003 Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Arts and Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Ethnomusicology University of Pittsburgh 2007 i UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES This thesis was presented by Jason John Squinobal It was defended on April 17, 2007 and approved by Dr. Nathan T. Davis, Professor, Music Department Dr. Akin Euba, Professor, Music Department Dr. Eric Moe, Professor, Music Department Thesis Director: Dr. Nathan T. Davis, Professor, Music Department ii Copyright © by Jason John Squinobal 2007 iii The Use of African Music in Jazz From 1926-1964: An Investigation of the Life, Influences, and Music of Randy Weston Jason John Squinobal, M.A. University of Pittsburgh, 2007 ABSTRACT There have been many jazz musicians who have utilized traditional African music in their music. Randy Weston was not the first musician to do so, however he was chosen for this thesis because his experiences, influences, and music clearly demonstrate the importance traditional African culture has played in his life. Randy Weston was born during the Harlem Renaissance. His parents, who lived in Brooklyn at that time, were influenced by the political views that predominated African American culture. Weston’s father, in particular, felt a strong connection to his African heritage and instilled the concept of pan-Africanism and the writings of Marcus Garvey firmly into Randy Weston’s consciousness. -
A Word of Welcome from the Conference Organizer
A word of welcome from the conference organizer Dear conference delegates, Welcome to the Nordic Africa Days 2014 in Uppsala! The Nordic Africa Days (NAD) is the biennial conference which for the past six years has been organized rotatively in each of the Nordic countries. Already since 1969 the Nordic Africa Institute has organised this regular gathering of Nordic scholars studying African issues, and the event has for the past 15 years been formalized under the name of the Nordic Africa Days. The theme of this year’s conference is Misbehaving States and Behaving Citizens? Questions of Governance in African States. We are proud to host two distinguished keynote speakers, Dr Mo Ibrahim and Associate Professor Morten Jerven, addressing the theme from different angles in their speeches entitled “Why Governance Matters” and “Africa by Numbers: Knowledge & Governance”. The conference is funded by long-standing and committed support from the Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian and Icelandic governments. This year, we are also particularly pleased to be able to facilitate participation of about 25 researchers based on the African continent through a generous contribution from Sida (The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency). Providing a platform for Nordic and African researchers to meet and cooperate at NAD is becoming ever more important, in addition to creating a prime meeting place for researchers on Africa within the Nordic region. The main conference venue is Blåsenhus, one of the newest campuses within Uppsala University, situated opposite the Uppsala Castle and surrounded by the Uppsala Botanical Gardens. This particular area of Uppsala has a historical past that goes back 350 years in time and offers many interesting places to visit. -
1 Literaturliste Für „Einführung in Die Moderne Afrikanische Musik“
Literaturliste für „Einführung in die moderne afrikanische Musik“ Dozent: Dr. Wolfgang Bender Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Allgemeiner Teil: 1. Theorie S. 2 2. Produktion, Distribution & Archivwissenschaften S. 3 3. Afrikanische Musik allgemein S. 3 4. Moderne afrikanische Musik allgemein S. 5 5. Traditionelle afrikanische Musik allgemein S. 7 6. Weltmusik S. 8 7. Musik aus der Diaspora S. 9 8. Bibliographie S. 11 9. Zeitschriften S. 11 2. Länderspezifischer Teil: 10. Nordafrika S. 13 11. Westafrika S. 14 12. Frankophones Westafrika S. 14 13. Anglophones Westafrika S. 17 14. Zentralafrika S. 22 15. Horn von Afrika S. 25 16. Ostafrika S. 26 17. Süd-Zentralafrika S. 28 18. Südafrika S. 29 19. Lusophones Afrika S. 31 20. Inseln S. 32 1 1. Theorie: Agawu, Kofi: Representing African Music: Postcolonial notes, 2003 queries, positions. New York & London: Routledge Bröcker, Marianne (Hg.): Musik und Religion. 1992 Reihe: Bericht über die Jahrestagung des Nationalkomitees der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im International Council for Traditional Music; Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg, ICTM Bröcker, Marianne (Hg.): Musik und Symbol. Musik und Region. 1998 Reihe: Berichte über die Jahrestagung des Nationalkomitees der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im International Council for Traditional Music, Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg, ICTM Bröcker, Marianne (Hg.): Traditionelle Musik und ihre Funktion. 2001 Reihe: Berichte über die Jahrestagung des Nationalkomitees der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im International Council for Traditional Music, Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg, ICTM Nettl, Bruno: The Concept of Preservation in 1985 Ethnomusicology. In: Jackson, Irene V. (Hg.): More than Drumming. Essays on African and Afro-Latin American Music and Musicians. Westport: Greenwood Press Simon, Arthur: Ethnomusikologie: Aspekte, Methoden und 2008 Ziele. Berlin: Simon Verlag 2 2. -
The Challenge of African Art Music Le Défi De La Musique Savante Africaine Kofi Agawu
Document generated on 09/27/2021 1:07 p.m. Circuit Musiques contemporaines The Challenge of African Art Music Le défi de la musique savante africaine Kofi Agawu Musiciens sans frontières Article abstract Volume 21, Number 2, 2011 This essay offers broad reflection on some of the challenges faced by African composers of art music. The specific point of departure is the publication of a URI: https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1005272ar new anthology, Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, edited by DOI: https://doi.org/10.7202/1005272ar Ghanaian pianist and scholar William Chapman Nyaho and published in 2009 by Oxford University Press. The anthology exemplifies a diverse range of See table of contents creative achievement in a genre that is less often associated with Africa than urban ‘popular’ music or ‘traditional’ music of pre-colonial origins. Noting the virtues of musical knowledge gained through individual composition rather than ethnography, the article first comments on the significance of the Publisher(s) encounters of Steve Reich and György Ligeti with various African repertories. Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal Then, turning directly to selected pieces from the anthology, attention is given to the multiple heritage of the African composer and how this affects his or her choices of pitch, rhythm and phrase structure. Excerpts from works by Nketia, ISSN Uzoigwe, Euba, Labi and Osman serve as illustration. 1183-1693 (print) 1488-9692 (digital) Explore this journal Cite this article Agawu, K. (2011). The Challenge of African Art Music. Circuit, 21(2), 49–64. https://doi.org/10.7202/1005272ar Tous droits réservés © Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2011 This document is protected by copyright law. -
The State of Artistic Freedom 2021
THE STATE OF ARTISTIC FREEDOM 2021 THE STATE OF ARTISTIC FREEDOM 2021 1 Freemuse (freemuse.org) is an independent international non-governmental organisation advocating for freedom of artistic expression and cultural diversity. Freemuse has United Nations Special Consultative Status to the Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC) and Consultative Status with UNESCO. Freemuse operates within an international human rights and legal framework which upholds the principles of accountability, participation, equality, non-discrimination and cultural diversity. We document violations of artistic freedom and leverage evidence-based advocacy at international, regional and national levels for better protection of all people, including those at risk. We promote safe and enabling environments for artistic creativity and recognise the value that art and culture bring to society. Working with artists, art and cultural organisations, activists and partners in the global south and north, we campaign for and support individual artists with a focus on artists targeted for their gender, race or sexual orientation. We initiate, grow and support locally owned networks of artists and cultural workers so their voices can be heard and their capacity to monitor and defend artistic freedom is strengthened. ©2021 Freemuse. All rights reserved. Design and illustration: KOPA Graphic Design Studio Author: Freemuse Freemuse thanks those who spoke to us for this report, especially the artists who took risks to take part in this research. We also thank everyone who stands up for the human right to artistic freedom. Every effort has been made to verify the accuracy of the information contained in this report. All information was believed to be correct as of February 2021. -
Prezentacja Programu Powerpoint
SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL Dhow Countries Music Academy is the only Our students become well educated music school in Zanzibar, located in Stone musicians, both practically and theoretically. Town. The Academy promotes and preserves We also serve as a sustainable training music heritage of the Dhow Region which center that train, and market professionals in include countries along the shores of the Africa. Indian Ocean and the Arab Gulf, like Kuwait Oman, Iran, U.A.E and Yemen. Particular We use music as a tool for social change and emphasis is being placed on teaching youth empowerment. DCMA is active in traditional music styles, such as taarab, creating job opportunities for its students. kidumbak or ngoma. The DCMA is proud to For many of them music became profession. be the guardians of a living cultural heritage Thanks to education they received at DCMA and proud to preserve and promote the many now enjoy local and international musical heritage of Zanzibar and the Dhow music careers. DCMA organizes around 170 Countries. In training the students it ensures paid concerts yearly and cooperates with the continuation, knowledge, and legacy of a hotels and restaurants. 2/3 of the teaching unique musical cultural heritage. staff are Academy’s graduates. DCMA students and graduates are regularly DCMA was established in 2002 and performing in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa and throughout the years had more than 1500 other continents. students. It has gained an ever increasing international reputation winning a number of As a non-governmental, non-profit regional and international awards for organization, DCMA is primarily supported preserving musical heritage. -
The Wordy Worlds of Popular Music in Eastern and Southern Africa
This article was downloaded by: [University of Liverpool] On: 06 January 2015, At: 06:11 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Journal of Language, Identity & Education Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/hlie20 The Wordy Worlds of Popular Music in Eastern and Southern Africa: Possible Implications for Language-in-Education Policy Sinfree Makoni a , Busi Makoni a & Aaron Rosenberg a a Pennsylvania State University , Published online: 16 Feb 2010. To cite this article: Sinfree Makoni , Busi Makoni & Aaron Rosenberg (2010) The Wordy Worlds of Popular Music in Eastern and Southern Africa: Possible Implications for Language-in-Education Policy, Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 9:1, 1-16, DOI: 10.1080/15348450903476824 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15348450903476824 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content.