White, Bob W., 1965-

Rumba rules : the politics of dance music in Mobutu's Zaire / Bob W. White. - Durham : Duke University Press, 2008. - xxiii, 300 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-285), discography (p. [287]-288), and index.

Popular culture's politics -- The Zairian sound -- Made in Zaire -- Live time -- Musicians and mobility -- Live texts -- The political life of dance bands -- In the skin of a chief.

9780822340911 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780822341123 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2007-044862


Mobutu Sese Seko, 1930-1997.


Popular music-- Political aspects--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Popular music-- Social aspects--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Music and state-- History--Congo (Democratic Republic)-- 20th ce ntury.

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