Scream for Me, Africa! - Heavy Metal Identities in Post-Colonial Africa

An engaging look at the various metal scenes across the African continent.

Scream for Me Africa! examines the hard rock and metal scenes in five African countries: Botswana, Togo, South Africa, Kenya, and Ghana. Edward Banchs interviewed musicians, producers, and fans in each country to create vivid pictures of each of these rarely discussed scenes. The book considers how the subculture of heavy metal is viewed in postcolonial Africa and examines how musicians on the continent have stepped forward to make this genre their own. It looks at Africa's blossoming scenes through various themes, including hybridity, othering, and political tensions.

Info autore

Edward Banchs is a freelance writer, independent researcher and author whose work has primarily focused on the relationship between heavy metal and the sub-Saharan African continent. His writing has been featured in various publications including The Guardian, Metal Hammer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, i-D, Huck, Afropop, Decibel and the journal Metal Music Studies. He is the author of two books: Heavy Metal Africa: Life, Passion and Heavy Metal in the Forgotten Continent (Word Association, 2016) and Scream for Me Africa! Heavy Metal Identities in Post-Colonial Africa (Intellect, 2021). He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Edward Banchs, Edward (Independent Researcher and Author) Banchs
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781789388596
• ISBN: 978-1-78938-859-6
• Dimensioni: 170 mm x 244 mm x 10 mm
• Peso: 308 g
• Illustrazioni: 31 halftone photographs, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Serie: Advances in Metal Music and Culture
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Altro; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Africa, Society & culture: general, Society and culture: general, Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres