Frank Gunderson

The Legacy of Tanzanian Musicians Muhidin Gurumo and Hassan Bitchuka

Rhumba Kiserebuka!

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Produktbeschreibung

This work examines the creative lives and careers of Muhidin Maalim Gurumo and Hassan Rehani Bitchuka, two of Tanzania's most well-known singers in the popular music genre known as muziki wa dansi (literally, "music for dancing"), through an ethnomusicological lens.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 734g
• ISBN-13: 9781498564397
• ISBN-10: 1498564399
• Artikelnr.: 52424794

Autorenporträt

Frank Gunderson is associate professor of ethnomusicology at Florida State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Hassan Rehani Bitchuka Introduction "Jembe Hilo Limeondoka"
("That Hoe has Departed")-Farewell to Muhidin Maalim Gurumo Scope of the
Book Approaches Sources and Evidence Organization and Layout Chapter 1:
Introducing Muhidin Maalim Gurumo and Hassan Rehani Bitchuka "Gurumo the
Great"-A Reluctant Star in Dar es Salaam Muhidin Gurumo's Mitindo (Styles)
and the Practice of Tanzanian Dance Music Branding "Bitchuka the Bold"-A
Transcendent Voice in Tanzanian Popular Music Hassan Bitchuka's
Cross-Dressed Vocal Persona Hassan Bitchuka's and Muhidin Gurumo's
Compositional Aesthetic Chapter 2: Setting the Stage-The Cultural History
of the East-Central African Rhumba Scene The Spread of the Congolese Rhumba
The Emergence of Muziki wa Dansi Sikinde Live! -The Tanzanian Rhumba Scene
in Dar es Salaam Chapter 3: Muhidin Gurumo's Musical Development and Work
with Nuta Jazz Band Muhidin Gurumo-The Formative Years (1939-1959) Muhidin
Gurumo's Stints with Kilimanjaro Cha Cha Jazz Band, Rufiji Jazz Band, and
Kilwa Jazz Band (1959-1964) The Origins and Early Years of NUTA Jazz Band
Safari of NUTA Jazz Band and their Emerging Fan Base Growing Mtindo wa
Msondo (Msondo Style) Considering Provenance(s)-The Case of the Song
"Nimwokoe Nani?" (Whom shall I rescue?) Chapter 4: "Mtoto Mtundu"
("Precocious Child")-Hassan Bitchuka's Early Musical Career Hassan
Bitchuka-The Formative Years (1956-1973) Hassan Bitchuka Joins NUTA /
JUWATA Jazz Band State Song Patronage-The Case of the Song "Nidhamu ya
Kazi" (Work discipline) Chapter 5: Mlimani Park Orchestra-The "Classic
Period" (1978-1985) Origin Stories Hassan Bitchuka Joins Mlimani Park
Orchestra "Hapa Tunapangusa Almasi" ("Here We Polish Diamonds")-Band
Practice during Ramadan The Black Warriors Recording Project Mlimani Park
Orchestra's Rise to National and International Visibility Chapter 6: The
International Orchestra Safari Sound Era (1985-1987) Businessman Hugo
Kisima's Coup de Tat with International Orchestra Safari Sound Mtindo wa
Ndekule (Ndekule Style) Hassan Bitchuka's Return to Mlimani Park Orchestra
(1987-1991) The "Kumi Bora" ("Ten Best") Piracy Scandal Chapter 7: The Ottu
Jazz Band Era (1991-2004) From JUWATA Jazz Band to OTTU Jazz Band "Baba wa
Muziki" ("Fathers of Music") Hassan Bitchuka's Scandalous Departure from
OTTU Jazz Band The Msondo-Sikinde Clan Battles Intensify "Wachawi Wapo, na
Wanaua Watu" ("Witches are There, and They Murder People") Chapter 8:
Msondo and Sikinde in the Era of Kujitegemea (Self-Reliance) The
Msondo-Sikinde Clans Respond to the Free Market Economy Sikinde-"Ngoma ya
Ukae" ("The Music of Home") Mashindano! (Contest!) Zilipendwa (They Were
Loved)-Golden Oldies and Musical Nostalgia Chapter 9: Muhidin Gurumo's
Retirement and Passing Retirement Plans (M. M. *Gurumo 2010b) Bitchuka and
Gurumo Reunited Onstage Eulogy for a Musical Hero Concluding Remarks: The
Legacy of Muhidin Gurumo and Hassan Bitchuka Appendix I: Glossary Appendix
II: Government-Related Acronyms Appendix III: Muhidin Gurumo and Hassan
Bitchuka Band Chronology Appendix IV: Extended Interviews with Muhidin
Gurumo A Conversation with Muhidin Gurumo about Mitindo A Conversation with
Muhidin Gurumo about Composition Appendix V: Online Discussion: "Bitchuka
ana Mafumbo Mengi Yake" ("Bitchuka has his Many Mysteries") Appendix VI:
Documented Msondo / Sikinde Studio Sessions at Radio Tanzania-Dar es Salaam
NUTA Jazz Band JUWATA Jazz Band Mlimani Park Orchestra List of Interviews
Cited Archives Visited Discography Bibliography