Rumba rules : the politics of dance music in Mobutu's Zaire - White, Bob W., 1965- (Durham : Duke University Press, 2008)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-285), discography (p. [287]-288), and index.
Keywords: Mobutu Sese Seko, -- 1930-1997.; Popular music -- Political aspects -- Congo (Democratic Republic); Popular music -- Social aspects -- Congo (Democratic Republic); Music and state -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th ce ntury