Center for African Studies

Baraza

February 25 @ 3:30pm

Marissa Moorman, University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Angolan Radio in Five Songs.

*This is a hybrid event: Attend on Zoom or in person in 404 GRI

Dr. Moorman is professor in the Department of African Cultural Studies. Her publications include: “Luanda Humms and Buzzes: Urban Soundscapes, Club Music, and Dance, 1960-present.” In Hossfeld, et al. (eds.) Ten Cities: Berlin, Bristol, Cairo, Johannesburg, Kiev, Lagos, Lisbon, Luanda, Nairobi, Naples (2020); Powerful Frequencies: Radio, State Power, and the Cold War in Angola, 1933-2002 (2019); and Intonations: A Social History of Music and Nation in Luanda, Angola, from 1945 to Recent Times (2008).