Poverty, prophets and politics: ‘Marxist’ discourses in Malawi music, 1994–2012

Lwanda, J. L. (2016) Poverty, prophets and politics: ‘Marxist’ discourses in Malawi music, 1994–2012. In: Salawu, A. and Chibita, M. B. (eds.) Indigenous Language Media, Language Politics and Democracy in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan UK: Basingstoke, pp. 211-234. ISBN 9781137547293

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Abstract

Malawi, a British protectorate from 1891, achieved independence in 1964. Then, under Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Malawi quickly became a one-party state, which was highly intolerant of dissent, both written and oral (Short, 1974; Lwanda, 1993 and 2009; Ross, 2009). It had a ‘feudal’ political and economic climate, with an economy exploiting low wages (LESOMA, 1981, pp. 82–85; Pryor, 1990; Mhone, 1992, pp. 1–33), in which expression of socio-economic dissatisfaction was contained by political repression (Africa Watch, 1990).

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Lwanda, Dr John Lloyd
Authors: Lwanda, J. L.
Subjects:D History General and Old World > D History (General)
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN:9781137547293

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