Music Is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music

Frank Tenaille

Music Is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music
Format
Paperback
Publisher
A Cappella Books
Country
United States
Published
7 November 2002
Pages
304
ISBN
9781556524509

Music Is the Weapon of the Future: Fifty Years of African Popular Music

Frank Tenaille

From 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.

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