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1971. South Africa. Beatles
The South African government lifts its ban on the Beatles' recordings.
1970s. Zaïre. Franco Luambo Makiadi
In Zaïre (later renamed D. R. Congo) one of the greats of Congolese/Zaïrean music, Franco Luambo Makiadi, the leader of OK Jazz, was jailed on a number of occasions and had several records banned by the Mobutu regime, even though he was a crucial part of its authenticité programme.
Source: Index of Censorship: ‘Smashed Hits’ Volume 27, 6/1998, p. 12.
1970s and 1980s. Nigeria. Fela Kuti
The Nigerian music legend Fela Kuti, who his fans nicknamed 'Baba', meaning 'Father', encountered difficulties with almost every Nigerian government after independence. He published nearly 50 LP albums, and the lyrics of his songs were always very critical of the government. He was imprisoned several times, often because of alleged drugs-charges.
In Index on Censorship no 6, 1998, Nigerian journalist Rohimi Santorri writes:
"In 1977, about 1,000 soldiers armed to the teeth attacked Fela Kuti's fortified home, the socalled 'Kalakuta Republic', and razed it to the ground. Millions of naira-worth of equipment was destroyed, men were viciously beaten, singers and dancers were raped. Fela's mother was thrown from a second-floor window and died shortly after. Fela and his band, the Africa 70, were gaoled for "breaching the public peace" and a host of other offences. Kalakuta was seized. (...) Aside from his music, Fela's 'real offence', in the words of one government official, was that he had began to "take himself too seriously"."
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Freemusepedia timeline: Middle East: ...-1949:
Israel / Palestine. Algeria: Cheikha Remitti |
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| 1910 - 1959 |
Freemusepedia timeline: Africa: 1910 - 1959:
Nigeria. Yoruba drummers. |
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| 1950-1969 |
Freemusepedia timeline: Middle East: 1950 - 1969
Egypt: Belly dance. Algeria: Raï |
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| 1960s |
Freemusepedia timeline: Africa: 1960s:
South Africa: Miriam Makeba, Dolly Rathebe, and Dorothy Masuka. National anthem: 'Nkosi Sikele Africa'. Zimbabwe: Stella Chiweshe and Beuler Djoko |
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Freemusepedia timeline: Middle East: 1970 - 1989
Iran: Parisa, Googoosh, Sima Bina, Ghashang Kamkar. Iraq: Kazem Al-Saher. Libya and Mali: Tinariwen. |
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| 1970s |
Freemusepedia timeline: Africa: 1970s:
Zaire: Franco Luambo Makiadi. Nigeria: Fela Kuti
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Freemusepedia timeline: Africa: 1980s:
Mauritania: Malouma Mint El-Meidah. Somalia: Maryam Mursal. Sudan: Balabil, Hanan Bulu-bulu. Gisma and Nasra. South Africa: Pink Floyd, Mzwakhe Mbuli, Mbongeni Ngema, Lucky Dube. DR Congo: Tabu Lay Rochereau |
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Freemusepedia timeline: Africa: 1990s:
D. R. Congo: Tabu Lay Rochereau. South Africa: Mbongeni Ngema |
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Freemusepedia timeline: Middle East: 1990s:
Algeria: Souad Massi, Cheb Hasni, Rachid Baba-Ahmed & Matoub Lounès. Egypt: Heavy Metal. Iran: Hengameh Akhavan.
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