Hit songs and the dynamics of postcolonial Zimbabwe
A study in popular music trends, 1980-2009
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10957751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mickias Musiyiwa (0000-0002-5324-9980, Stellenbosch University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Music Journal of the International Library of African Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0065-4019 • E-ISSN: 2524-2741 |
| Publisher | Rhodes University (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21504/amj.v9i3.1911 |
| OpenAlex | W1603634240 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
My intention to analyze hit songs as an embodiment of collective experiences emanates from the special position they occupy in the musical repertoire of any given society. I deliberately avoid examining songs classified under the broad popular music rubric although they never enjoyed any wide appeal. As Charosh (1997: 480) argues, “One may question the practice of identifying songs that languished, unsung on their publishersâ€TM shelves, as music representative of a publicâ€TMs taste†. Among the songs a particular musician produces on a single album, only one or two, and sometimes none, qualify to acquire the prestigious status of a hit song. Hit songs are a tiny percentage of the huge body of songs recorded during any particular period in a given society. Whereas the vast number of songs that fail to reach hit status are usually forgotten, those few that acquire this celebrated status remain vibrant in the societyâ€TMs collective memory
Aesthetics · Appeal · Art · Classical music · Dynamics (music) · Literature · Media studies · Musical · Period (music) · Political science · Popular music · Repertoire · Sociology · Taste · Visual arts · African studies and sociopolitical issues · History · Law · Music History and Culture · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |