| Breaking Rocks: Music, Ideology and Economic Collapse, from Paris to Kinshasa Contributor(s): Trapido, Joe (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785333984 ISBN-13: 9781785333989 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science | Political Economy - Music | Business Aspects |
| Dewey: 781.630 |
| LCCN: 2016053211 |
| Series: Dislocations |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on fieldwork in Kinshasa and Paris, Breaking Rocks 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Trapido, Joe: - Joe Trapido works in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies. A fan of Congolese music, he is also a follower of Congolese society and politics more generally. His work has been published in the New Left Review and in Africa. |