'Bamako Sounds' tells the story of an African city, its people, their values, and their music. Centred on the music and musicians of Bamako, Mali's booming capital city, it reveals a community of artists whose lives and works evince a complex world shaped by urban culture, postc…
Subject: Introduction: a sense of urban Africa -- Representing Bamako -- Artistiya -- Ethics and aesthetics -- A pious poetics of place -- Money trouble -- Afropolitan patriotism -- Conclusion: an Africanist's query
Introduction: a sense of urban Africa -- Representing Bamako -- Artistiya -- Ethics and aesthetics -- A pious poetics of place -- Money trouble -- Afropolitan patriotism -- Conclusion: an Africanist's query.
Bamako Sounds tells the story of an African city, its people, their values, and their music. Centered on the music and musicians of Bamako, Mali's booming capital city, this book reveals a community of artists whose lives and works evince a complex world shaped by urban culture,…