The Life and Music of Oliver Mtukudzi: Reconstruction and Identity
- Editor: Chinouriri, Bridget
- Editor: Chitando, Exra
- Editor: Nyakudya, Munyaradzi
Book
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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.
- 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.
- 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.