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