当代喀麦隆流行音乐中的权力、无力和激进抗议

E. M. Sone
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流行音乐与非洲各种权力之间令人担忧的关系激发了密集的学术研究,并鼓励了对这一主题的热烈讨论。特别令人感兴趣的似乎是这种相互关系的多面性。人们普遍认为,艺术表现受到政治权力的影响,两者相互影响,相互影响。这篇文章检视了权力、无力和抗议等主题对中非喀麦隆政治治理的影响,以及它们在喀麦隆流行音乐中的反映。它进一步展示了流行歌曲是如何被用来审视国家关注的基本问题和批评政治领导层的。这篇文章的目的是展示流行音乐如何打开一扇理解喀麦隆当前政治进程的窗口,以期产生积极变化的影响。在新历史主义和后殖民理论的背景下,这篇文章建立在流行音乐是一种充满活力和动态的口头文学形式的假设之上,这是由当今喀麦隆的社会、经济和政治力量塑造的。因此,流行音乐有可能在影响一个社会的认知和方向感方面发挥作用。文章最后建议,若要更成功地解决喀麦隆的权力与边缘化问题,若要改善充满政治忧虑的状况,喀麦隆人必须准备好彻底改变心态。
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Power, Powerlessness and Radical Protest in Contemporary Cameroonian Popular Music
Abstract The fraught relationship between popular music and the various kinds of power in Africa has stimulated intensive scholarship and encouraged heated discussions on the topic. Of special interest seems to be the multifaceted character of that interrelationship. It is generally agreed that artistic expression is influenced by political power and that the two mutually inform and shape each other. This article examines the themes of power, powerlessness and protest as they affect political governance in Cameroon, Central Africa, and as they are reflected in Cameroonian popular music. It further shows how popular songs are used to examine fundamental issues of national concern and to criticise the political leadership. The purpose of the article is to demonstrate how popular music can open a window of understanding into the current political process in Cameroon with a view to drawing implications for positive change. Written against the background of new historicism and postcolonial theories, the article is built on the assumption that popular music is a vibrant and dynamic form of oral literature which is shaped by social, economic and political forces in present-day Cameroon. As a result, popular music has the potential to play a role in influencing a society's perception and sense of direction. The article concludes by recommending that if the issues of power and marginality in Cameroon are to be addressed more successfully, and if the politically fraught conditions are to be ameliorated, then Cameroonians must be prepared to undergo a radical change of mentality.
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