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- www.theeastafrican.co.ke Congo mourns singer Tshala Muana
Tshala Muana was, alongside Mbilia Bel, the oldest female star still active in the DRC.
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UNESCO Lists Congolese rumba as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
ich.unesco.org UNESCO - Congolese rumbaCongolese rumba is a musical genre and a dance common in urban areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. Generally danced by a male-female couple, it is a multicultural form of expression originating from an ancient dance called nkumba (meaning ‘waist’ in Kikongo)....
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> > Congolese rumba is a musical genre and a dance common in urban areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. Generally danced by a male-female couple, it is a multicultural form of expression originating from an ancient dance called nkumba (meaning ‘waist’ in Kikongo).
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Contemporary Protest/Liberation music in Kenya under neoliberalism
ukombozireview.com Contemporary Protest/Liberation music in Kenya under neoliberalism - Ukombozi ReviewThis paper was presented at an event titled “Conversations on The Tragedy of arts and Education in the era of Neoliberalism” By Mwongela Kamencu (Monaja) I was asked to speak about contemporary protest/liberation music under neoliberalism. Neoliberalism is an economic model which over the past fifty...
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How Artificial Intelligence Completed Beethoven's Unfinished Tenth Symphony
theconversation.com How a team of musicologists and computer scientists completed Beethoven's unfinished 10th SymphonyWhen Beethoven died, all he left behind were some sketches for his 10th Symphony. Now, thanks to the help of artificial intelligence, the composer’s vision is coming to life.
> We anticipate some pushback to this work – those who will say that the arts should be off-limits from AI, and that AI has no business trying to replicate the human creative process. Yet when it comes to the arts, I see AI not as a replacement, but as a tool – one that opens doors for artists to express themselves in new ways.
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Remembering Haacaaluu Hundeessaa
oromoadvocacy.org WordPress.comAdvocating for peace, justice, inclusive governance and for the economic well-being of the Oromo and other peoples of Ethiopia.
> In a later interview, Haacaaluu revealed that he had come to that event knowing the power of his message and the resistance/revolution that it represented. He understood that EPRDF government stalwarts, including those to be in attendance, would be highly offended by his gerarsaa, but the youth would be inspired. He was committed to conveying the message for the people and especially for the youth in the audience. He was always prepared to face the consequences of exposing unjust conditions. The performance rocked the house.
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Boubacar Traoré - Dounia Tabolo
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Boubacar Traoré (re)connects Mali with the Southern States of the USA.
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> At their peak, there were “at least 400 to 500 black-owned record stores—and probably closer to one thousand,” Davis writes. For their customers, each represented much more than a place to listen to the latest Curtis Mayfield or Joe Tex release (although that’s a great reason to exist), but a chance to belong to something greater.