Rethinking Popular Music Censorship in Africa

Drewett, Michael

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“…The instances of singers suffering persecution for their artistic output are manifold: the famous Nigerian musician Fela Kuti was imprisoned for 20 months by the Muhammadu Buhari regime in 1984; the house of South African artist Mzwakhe Mbuli was attacked with grenades and teargas by the apartheid police; Cameroonian singer Lapiro de Mbanga was arrested after telling the republic's president Paul Biya to lay down his office in a song… the list is long (cf. [10]).…”

Section: Social Artivismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Individual Costs and Civic Impacts of Social Artivism in Music: Three Case Studies… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1002396 by being aired and streamed worldwide, gave Ugandans the possibility to follow his concert 10 . Back home, he was again arrested in November 2020, when preparing a rally for his presidential campaign in Luuka, an Eastern district of Uganda.…”

Section: Bobi Wine (Uganda)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Individual Costs and Civic Impacts of Social Artivism in Music: Three Case Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa

Stein,

Abebe

2023

Social Activism - New Challenges in a (Dis)connected World

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After a general introduction to music censorship in sub-Saharan Africa and the concept of social artivism, this chapter presents three case studies of African musicians – namely Hachalu Hundessa (Ethiopia), Bobi Wine (Uganda), and Miriam Makeba (South Africa) – who, because of their political activism and the critical nature of their lyrics, were persecuted, imprisoned, exiled, or even killed. Drawing on existing studies, autobiographic material and interviews, the chapter discusses the difficulties and dangers faced by musical activists in their respective countries of origin when practicing cultural and political rights as well as the “freedom of speech” that is guaranteed in many countries and assumed a global standard of our times, but is still a utopia in many regions of the world. The chapter inquires about the motivations of the artists to take the risks involved in publishing their music, and into the impact their works have on individuals, groups, and the society at large.

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Section: Social Artivismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Bobi Wine (Uganda)mentioning

confidence: 99%