Love and money in Kinois popular music

Trapido, Joseph

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“…Here the term potlatch most often refers to forms of distribution characterized by recklessness and public drama. It is common to see mikiliste returned from Europe throwing handfuls of dollars at street children, while wild generosity, often involving money or designer clothes, is a common way to initiate or cement relationships with women, musicians, 5 or politicians (see Trapido 2010; White 2008). Nevertheless, a logic of destruction is present in such exchanges.…”

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The Political Economy of Migration and Reputation in Kinshasa

Trapido¹

2011

Africa

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This essay presents a history of the mikiliste, the high-living bon-vivant who travels to Europe and is a central figure in Kinois urban mythology.It looks in particular at the highly theatrical exchanges engaged in by the mikiliste, exchanges which relate especially to music patronage and to designer clothing. I show how these exchanges have evolved over time, both shaping and being shaped by the political economy of Kinshasa. The essay shows how such aesthetic performances should not be discussed in isolation from wider political-economic considerations. Those who participate in economies of prestige must be connected to a material base, and the ruling class, with their access to the resources of the interior, have become ever more important participants in the mikiliste rituals of largesse. Recently, the violent contestation of mikiliste exchange, both in Europe and in Kinshasa, indicates that such moments of largesse may be involved in reproducing political-economic relations in the Congolese capital.

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The Political Economy of Migration and Reputation in Kinshasa

Trapido¹

2011

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“…In Congo however, making such a suitable choice is a sign of intelligence, and the capacity to haul in a smart catch is genuinely applauded. As Joseph Trapido (2010: 121) stated, ‘[i]n liberal, Western European ideology such a confluence of love and money appears blatantly insincere, or at least contradictory’, whereas in Kinshasa, ‘there is no systematic ideological opposition between love and money’. Jennifer Cole (2009: 111) adds that ‘popular Western ideologies of love … ignore how emotions and materiality might, in fact, be deeply intertwined’.…”

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“…Food-related metaphors are commonplace in Congolese languages, for instance in Lingala. In the lyrics of musicians, ‘the verb kolia – to eat – is widely used as a direct synonym for sex’ and is a recurrent issue, as Joseph Trapido (2010: 137) reveals. In Kinande too, sexual intercourse is linguistically associated with eating, as erirya means ‘to eat’, and is at the same time used to refer to ‘having sexual intercourse’.…”

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“…At first sight, the only spaces of sociability appear to be weddings and funerals. There is no glimpse of the renowned Congolese ambiance in Butembo, ‘a term that evokes music, beer, seduction, romance and folly’ (Trapido 2010: 122) and an atmosphere that is all over the capital Kinshasa (Biaya 1996; MacGaffey & Bazenguissa-Ganga 2000: 153). There are no outward signs such as beer advertisements or alluring music to show passers-by where the bars or similar places are.…”

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The pursuit of pleasurable women in the war-ridden city of Butembo, eastern DR Congo

Geenen

2016

J. Mod. Afr. Stud.

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In this article, I map out spaces of social encounters and elaborate upon the once openly exposed but now hidden nightlife of Butembo, in eastern Congo. I explore what moves the people of Butembo, where they go to have fun, and what ‘fun’ means in a war-torn place. The main focus lies on the city's countlesscabarets, as these seemed the places where people mostly met. Acabaretis a private dwelling where a single woman offers home-brewed alcohol and sexual services alike. Usually, acabaretbears no signage at all, so from the outside, it is hard to discern from an ordinary house. Yet, their sheer invisibility stands in sharp contrast to their major importance. As I proceed through the article, it becomes clear that these obscurecabaretsare spaces of sociability with an undeniable importance that contribute to the functioning of the city in many respects.

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“…Voir par exemple les travaux de Pius Ngandu Nkashama (1979Nkashama ( , 1992 et d 'Olema Debhonvapi (1998). Depuis le milieu des années 2000, il y a un nombre important de jeunes chercheurs qui abordent justement l'analyse de la musique congolaise en accordant plus d'attention aux questions esthétiques (Ginzana U- Lemba, 2005 ;Nadeau-Bernatchez, 2011 ;Nimis, 2010 ;Salter, 2008 ;Trapido, 2010). 2000, p. 115) 4 .…”

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Notes sur l’esthétique de la rumba congolaise

White¹

2011

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La rumba congolaise de la musique populaire de la République démocratique du Congo est devenue en quelque sorte une musica franca pour une bonne partie de l’Afrique sub-saharienne. Les Congolais d’aujourd’hui aiment dire que leur musique a colonisé le continent, mais cette musique, fortement influencée par ses racines afro-cubaines, a subi un nombre important de transformations esthétiques depuis son émergence sous le régime de la colonie belge. Bien que ce genre musical ait une longue histoire, il y a relativement peu de recherche à son sujet, surtout en ce qui concerne ses aspects esthétiques. En mettant l’accent sur certaines caractéristiques de ces chansons, cet article tente d’expliquer comment la musique populaire à Kinshasa vise à transcender la crise économique et politique que le pays vit depuis plusieurs générations : la conjoncture. En s’inspirant de la philosophie herméneutique de Gadamer, la métaphore de l’écoute est proposée pour nous faire prendre conscience que l’impossibilité d’entendre la musique de l’Autre de son point de vue à lui ne devrait pas nous empêcher d’essayer d’écouter.

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Love and money in Kinois popular music

Cited by 28 publications

References 11 publications

The Political Economy of Migration and Reputation in Kinshasa

The Political Economy of Migration and Reputation in Kinshasa

The pursuit of pleasurable women in the war-ridden city of Butembo, eastern DR Congo

Notes sur l’esthétique de la rumba congolaise

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