Brunner/Bikutsi, 1. Introduction: Putting Bikutsi in Context

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How to Cite: Brunner, Anja. Introduction: Putting Bikutsi in Context. Bikutsi - A Beti Dance Music on the Rise, 1970–1990. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 1-18 Oct 2021. ISBN 9781781797860.

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The introduction discusses the context of bikutsi as a popular music genre. For this purpose, popular music is defined as processual and as local and cosmopolitan. Furthermore, the introduction outlines the social, political and historical and postcolonial conditions in Cameroon, and gives insight into the archival and ethnographic research the book is based on.

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    Bikutsi: A Beti Dance Music on the Rise, 1970–1990
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    Anja Brunner
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    9781781797877 (eBook)
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    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
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    Sheffield, United Kingdom
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    Transcultural Music Studies
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