Rumba rules
Subtitle: the politics of dance music in Mobutu's Zaire
By: Bob W. White.
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780822340911; 9780822341123
Subjects: Mobutu Sese Seko, -- 1930-1997; Popular music -- Political aspects -- Congo (Democratic Republic); Popular music -- Social aspects -- Congo (Democratic Republic); Music and state -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-285), discography (p. [287]-288), and index.
Table of contents: title: Popular culture's politics; title: The Zairian sound; title: Made in Zaire; title: Live time; title: Musicians and mobility; title: Live texts; title: The political life of dance bands; title: In the skin of a chief.