Musicking and Dancing Politics in Africa: Power, Activism, and Elections
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Musicking and Dancing Politics in Africa: Power, Activism, and Elections
By (Author) Solomon Gwerevende
Edited by Trust Matsilele
Edited by Wonder Maguraushe
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Academic
13th November 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Physical Properties
Hardback
224
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Description
Editors Solomon Gwerevende, Trust Matsilele, and Wonder Maguraushe bring together a collection of interdisciplinary scholars to explore how musicking, politics, resistance, and activism are being restructured and reimagined in the postcolonial era in Africa.
The volume draws on Christopher Small's concept of "musicking" to explore the intersection of music performance, resistance, and activism in relation to elections and party politics. Chapters cover how music and dance have been used as tools of political messaging and means of performing, visualizing and localizing activism, resistance, propaganda, and power in politics.
Author Bio
Solomon Gwerevende is a PhD candidate in Applied Ethnomusicology at Dublin City University, Ireland.
Trust Matsilele is Senior Lecturer of Journalism and Communication at Birmingham City University, USA.
Wonder Maguraushe is Senior Lecturer of Applied Ethnomusicology at Midlands State University, Zimbabwe.
