Rumba Rules

Name: Rumba Rules: The Politics of Dance Music in Mobutu's Zaire
Brand: Duke University Press
SKU: 9780822341123
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The Politics of Dance Music in Mobutu's Zaire

by Bob W. White

Duke University Press

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Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) from 1965 until 1997, was fond of saying "happy are those who sing and dance," and his regime energetically promoted the notion of culture as a national resource. During this period Zairian popular dance music (often referred to as la rumba zaïroise ) became a sort of musica franca in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

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