The Life and Music of Oliver Mtukudzi Reconstruction and Identity
The contributors explore the art of performance in Mtukudzi’s music and acting career, and how this facilitated his reconstruction agenda, offering fresh and compelling perspectives into the role of performing artists and cultural workers such as Mtukudzi in presenting models for reconstructing the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2022, 2022
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2022 |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction; Ezra Chitando, Pauline Mateveke,Munyaradzi Nyakudya and Bridget Chinouriri
- Part 1: Personal Reconstruction
- 2. Oliver Mtukudzi and the Complexities of Transformative Masculinities; Ezra Chitando and Munyaradzi Nyakudya
- 3. Rebuilding the Self: Oliver Mtukudzi's Music as Pedagogy; Gibson Ncube and Yemurai Gwatirisa
- 4. Song as Matric of Parresia: Tuku and the Quest for Truth and Democratic Ethos in Society; Tasiyana D. Javangwe
- 5. Looking for the Join: Tuku Music as a Marker of Postcolonial White Zimbabwean Identity; Shannon Morreira
- 6. Mtukudzi: The (Re)constructor? One Who Makes Others Rich?; Reggemore Marongedze and Bridget Chinouriri
- Part 2: Cultural Reconstruction
- 7. Re-embracing One's Culture: Lessons from Oliver Mtukudzi's Songs; John Chitakure
- 8. Oliver Mtukudzi as a Cultural Activist: Exploring Africanness in Tuku Music; Allan T. Maganga, Chalres Tembo and Owen T. Chikara
- 17. Spiritual Reconstruction: Oliver Mtukudzi's Spiritual Life and his Contribution to the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe; Martin Mujinga
- Part 5: Global Reconstruction
- 18. "Politics of Composition, Performance and Reception": Interrogating the Global Appeal of Oliver Mtukudzi; Margret Chipara
- 19. Breaking Boundaries, Transcending Differences: An Intercultural reading of Oliver Mtukudzi's Collaborative Musical Productions; Yemurai Gwatirisa and Gibson Ncube
- 20. Reconstructing the Global Order Through Ubuntu: The ethical insights in Sekuru (Grandpa) Tuku Music; Tinashe Muchuri
- 9. Oliver Mtukudzi: Singing for Harmony to Heal out Land; Tariro Kamuti
- 10. Reappraising Indigenous Knowledge Systems: A Review of Oliver Mtukudzi's 'Sandi bonde'; Tenson Muyambo
- 11. Oliver Mtukudzi and the Rebuilding of the Lives of Orphans and Children on the Streets; Samson Mhizha
- Part 3: Political Reconstruction
- 12. Reinterpreting Oliver Mtukudzi's Tactical Praxis; Dube Edmore
- 13. Reading the Political Metaphor in Oliver Mtukudzi's 'Wasakara' and 'Ngomera': Calling for Cultures of Peace in Africa; Hugh Mangeya and Ernest Jakaza
- 14. Tuku, the Political Philosopher King; Charity Manyeruke
- Part 4: Religious Reconstruction
- 15. Resisting Foreign Intrusions: Celebrating the Spirituality of Indigenous Africans; Macloud Sipeyiye and Willian Chigidi
- 16. Music the Religion, Musicians the Priests, and the People the Congregants: The Music of Oliver Mtukudzi; Bridget Chinouriri