Music is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular MusicFrom the unique voice of Salif Keita and the hard funk of Fela Kuti to the poignant blues of Cesaria Evora and the upbeat swing of South African township jazz, African music has shaken the planet. This book traces its history through 30 portraits. Instead of offering biographical summaries, Tenaille plunges straight to the deepest, most intimate, and most significant aspects of the life and work of each musician. In a compact form, this retrospective imparts all the information essential to understanding these complex pop stars, while putting them in a political and cultural context and spicing up the mix with generous helpings of anecdote. |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accordion African music Akendengue album Ali Farka Toure Alpha Blondy Angola Anne-Marie Nzie apartheid artists balafon band became Bembeya bikutsi Budamusique Burundi called Cameroon Cape Verde Cesaria Evora chant Congo Congolese continent culture Dakar dance Doudou N’Diaye Rose drum Ethiopia famous Farka Toure Fela Festival flute France Francis Bebey French Ghana ghettos Globestyle griot guitar guitarist harp highlife inspired instruments Island Ivory Coast jazz Kabasele Kinshasa Kodé di Dona kora Kouyate kwela lamellaphone Madagascar Mahlathini makossa Malagasy Mali maloya Manding Manu Dibango melodies morna Mory Kante musicians Musique Nico Nigeria Ocora Pan-African Papa Wemba Paris percussion played popular Radio Ray Lema record reggae region Réunion rhythm rumba Salif Keita sanza Senegal Senegalese singer singing song soukous sound South Africa strings style taarab Toure Kunda traditional Translator’s note urban voice West Africa Wolof women world music Xalam Yoruba Youssou N’Dour Zaire Zairean Zimbabwe zither Zulu