In Africa, tension between freedom of expression and censorship in many contexts remains as contentious, if not more so, than during the period of colonial rule which permeated the twentieth century. This volume brings together the latest research on censorship in Africa, focusing on the attempts to censor musicians and the strategies of resistance devised by musicians in their struggles to be heard. It also includes a special section on case studies that highlight issues of nationality.

Part 1 Censorship Issues; Chapter 1 Popular Music Censorship in Africa, MartinCloonan; Chapter 2 The Cultural Boycott against Apartheid South Africa, MichaelDrewett; Chapter 3 Vocal Killers, Silent Killers, DylanCraig, NomalangaMkhize; Chapter 4 Racist Hate Speech in South Africäs Fragile Democracy, GaryBaines; Chapter 5 ZVAKWANA! ¿ ENOUGH! Media Control and Unofficial Censorship of Music in Zimbabwe, DianeThram; Chapter 6 And the Beat Goes On? Message Music, Political Repression and the Power of Hip-Hop in Nigeria, WilsonAkpan; Part 2 Case Studies; Chapter 7 Traditional and Popular Music, Hegemonic Power and Censorship in Malawi:, Reuben M.Chirambo; Chapter 8 Why Don¿t You Sing about the Leaves and the Dreams? Reflecting on Music Censorship in Apartheid South Africa, JohnnyClegg, MichaelDrewett; Chapter 9 Popular Music Censorship in Tanzania, Kelly M.Askew, John FrancisKitime; Chapter 10 Silencing Musical Expression in Colonial and Post-Colonial Kenya, PeterMuhoro Mwangi; Chapter 11 One Hundred Years of Censorship in Ghanaian Popular Music Performance, JohnCollins; Chapter 12 Where the Shoe Pinches, GraemeEwens; Chapter 13 For a Song ¿ Censure in Algerian Rai Music, MalikaMehdid; Chapter 14 Concluding Comments on the Censorship of Popular Music in Africa, MartinCloonan, MichaelDrewett;