Sounds of life : music, identity and politics in Zimbabwe /

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Imprint:	Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Music -- Social aspects -- Zimbabwe. Manners and customs. Music -- Social aspects. Politics and government. Zimbabwe -- Politics and government. Zimbabwe -- Social life and customs. Zimbabwe.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11755728

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Other authors / contributors:	Mangena, Fainos. Chitando, Ezra. Muwati, Itai.
ISBN:	1443888567 9781443888561 1443886777
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	Music narrates personal, communal and national experiences. It is a rich repository of a people's deepest fears, hopes, and achievements, especially as it communicates spirituality, economic, and political realities. This volume examines the multiple roles of music in Zimbabwe, showing how Zimbabwean music has addressed the socio-economic, political and spiritual crisis that the country has endured in the last one and a half decades. While concentrating on the tumultuous 2000-2013 period, the themes that are addressed here are enduring. Thus, the book explores the interplay between music and g.

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