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Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history.

Performing the Nation Swahili Music and Cultural

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 28/07/2002
    ISBN13: 9780226029801, 978-0226029801
    ISBN10: 0226029808
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    Art music, orchestral and formal music Music Anthropology

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    Book Synopsis
    Since its founding in 1964 Tanzania has used music, dance and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's history.

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