Music of Africa
Term:
Summer 2012
Online:
Yes
Subject Area:
MUSIC (MUSC)
Course Number:
MUSC 053 937
Day(s):
Monday
Day(s):
Wednesday
Instructor:
Primary Program:
School of Arts and Sciences Course Description:
African Contemporary Music: North, South, East, and West. Come to know contemporary Africa through the sounds of its music: from South African kwela, jazz, marabi, and kwaito to Zimbabwean chimurenga; Central African soukous and pygmy pop; West African fuji, and North African rai and hophop. Through reading and listening to live performance, audio and video recordings, we will examine the music of Africa and its intersections with politics, history, gender, and religion in the colonial and post-colonial era.
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