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Marissa J. Moorman - Intonations: A Social History of Music and Nation in Luanda, Angola, from 1945 to Recent Times - 9780821418239 - V9780821418239
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Intonations: A Social History of Music and Nation in Luanda, Angola, from 1945 to Recent Times

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Intonations tells the story of how Angola’s urban residents in the late colonial period (roughly 1945–74) used music to talk back to their colonial oppressors and, more importantly, to define what it meant to be Angolan and what they hoped to gain from independence. A compilation of Angolan music is included in CD format.
Marissa J. Moorman presents a social and cultural history of the relationship between Angolan culture and politics. She argues that it was in and through popular urban music, produced mainly in the musseques (urban shantytowns) of the capital city, Luanda, that Angolans forged the nation ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821418239
SKU
V9780821418239
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Marissa J. Moorman
Marissa J. Moorman is a professor in the Department of African Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the author of Intonations: A Social History of Music and Nation in Luanda, Angola, 1945 to Recent Times. She is on the editorial board of Africa Is a Country, where she regularly writes about politics and culture.

Reviews for Intonations: A Social History of Music and Nation in Luanda, Angola, from 1945 to Recent Times
“Through extensive interviews with singers and musicians and archival materials that survived civil wars, this well-written, engaging, and innovative study filled with illustrations, informative footnotes, and an audio CD is an outstanding contribution to the literature of independence movements. Summing Up: Highly recommended.”
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“If you’re a reluctant reader, do yourself a favour: buy a copy of this ... Read more

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