He shows how Ugandan musicians and marketers imbue 'promotion' with complex valences in the interlocking registers of traditional laudatory forms, NGO-driven demands for an entrepreneurial ethos, and globalized professional advertising. Pier's multi-faceted study weaves together meticulous ethnography, economic critique, and musical analysis in a timely account of cultural production in the era of trade-not-aid. "Here is a pearl of Africanist scholarship that will foster new conversations among scholars of performance, development studies, and commodity history. I hope we will see more ethnographies like this in the future." - Louise Meintjes, author of Sound of Africa!: Making Music Zulu in a South African Studio They negotiate their well-being in the world through marketing Ugandan performance, while performers try to self-promote and cultural brokers labor to preserve local expressive forms. NGO advocates, politicians, emerging entrepreneurs, and businessmen invest in music, drama, and dance. International companies exploit local artists while replicating empowerment and public health discourse.
Read the loops section of the help area and our terms and conditions for more information on how you can use the loops. The Key was a VERY bubbly and fresh piece which featured a very similar line up to the Flutes roster of artists and the Trumpet was another of Flavas high profile pieces as it served as the backdrop for official No Doubt artist Nesbeths big breakout tune, Boardhouse. Just set it to whatever gives you the best sounding tone and forget about octaves and such. The other two were the solid Key riddim and the Trumpet riddim. If you use any of these 150 bpm loops please leave your comments. Crazy riddim sounds are often not particularly tonal anyway, so it doesnt matter if the frequency shifter shift them out of key - you cant hear much of a pitch anyway.
"Ugandan Music in the Marketing Era is an exemplary African case study of social entrepreneurship. The free 150 bpm loops, samples and sounds listed here have been kindly uploaded by other users.