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“Indépendance Cha Cha†: African Pop Music since the Independence Era

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  • Hauke Dorsch

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Investigating why Latin American music came to be the soundtrack of the independence era, this contribution offers an overview of musical developments and cultural politics in certain sub-Saharan African countries since the 1960s. Focusing first on how the governments of newly independent African states used musical styles and musicians to support their nation-building projects, the article then looks at musicians’ more recent perspectives on the independence era.

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  • Hauke Dorsch, 2010. "“Indépendance Cha Cha†: African Pop Music since the Independence Era," Africa Spectrum, Institute of African Affairs, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, vol. 45(3), pages 131-146.
    • Handle: RePEc:gig:afjour:v:45:y:2010:i:3:p:131-146
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