Music of Africa

Music of Africa

Format
Online
Subject Area
Course Number
MUSC 1510 910
Course Code
MUSC1510910
Course Key
76392
Day(s)
Monday
Wednesday
Time
5:15pm-7:15pm
5:15pm-7:15pm
Instructor
Primary Program
Fulfills
Cross Cultural Analysis Course (for students admitted in Fall 2006 and later)
Arts & Letters Sector (All Classes)
Course Description
African Contemporary Music: North, South, East, and West. Come to know contemporary Africa through the sounds of its music: from South African kwela, jazz, marabi, and kwaito to Zimbabwean chimurenga; Central African soukous and pygmy pop; West African Fuji, and North African rai and hophop. Through reading and listening to live performance, audio and video recordings, we will examine the music of Africa and its intersections with politics, history, gender, and religion in the colonial and post colonial era. (Formerly Music 053). Fulfills College Cross Cultural Foundational Requirement.
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