{"product_id":"breaking-rocks-music-ideology-and-economic-collapse-from-paris-to-kinshasa-9781785333989","title":"Breaking Rocks: Music, Ideology and Economic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tBased on fieldwork in Kinshasa and Paris, \u003cem\u003eBreaking Rocks\u003c\/em\u003e examines patronage payments within Congolese popular music, where a love song dedication can cost 6,000 dollars and a simple name check can trade for 500 or 600 dollars. Tracing this system of prestige through networks of musicians and patrons – who include gangsters based in Europe, kleptocratic politicians in Congo, and lawless diamond dealers in northern Angola – this book offers insights into ideologies of power and value in central Africa’s troubled post-colonial political economy, as well as a glimpse into the economic flows that make up the hidden side of the globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“While the book’s subject – the economics of Rumba Congolaise – is arguably hyper-specialized, its intellectual scope and ambition are extensive. Trapido’s considerable insights engage a diverse, expansive body of literature that will be germane to readers interested in the Congo Basin, economic anthropology, ethnomusicology, postcolonial theory, and beyond.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Built upon a stunningly rich ethnography, Breaking Rocks elaborates on the political entanglement of the music industry spanning across the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Congolese diaspora. A witty, fresh account, including stories and case studies rooted in a thorough period of fieldwork, Breaking Rocks is simply a must-read for anyone either professionally or amateurishly inclined to anthropology or musicology.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Kristien Geenen\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ghent University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is a highly impressive, utterly original, often brilliant book on both the empirical and theoretical levels… A wonderful ethnography of music production, performance, spectacle, and deceit.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Nancy Rose Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Michigan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is an excellent book, written with great warmth and verve in the narrative… Breaking Rocks will make a significant impact on African Studies.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Michael Rowlands\u003c\/strong\u003e, University College London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bars, Music, Gender and Politics\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Exchange, Music, Patronage\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Potlatch Migrants: Travelling to Europe, Arriving in Kinshasa\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Rights, Piracy and Producers\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cem\u003ePrésident\u003c\/em\u003e as Gatekeeper, Patronage as a Class Relationship. Elders and Cadets Rey Reproduced Now.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eMikiliste\u003c\/em\u003e Economies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Love and Money\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Charismatic Fetishism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042390835543,"sku":"9781785333989","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781785333989.jpg?v=1750954014","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/breaking-rocks-music-ideology-and-economic-collapse-from-paris-to-kinshasa-9781785333989","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}