Musicalizing Heritage and Heritagizing Music for Enhancing Community Awareness of Preserving World Heritage Sites in Africa.

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dc.contributor.authorIchumbaki, Elgidius E.B.
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-01T15:38:33Z
dc.date.available2023-02-01T15:38:33Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractFor the past two centuries or so, education systems in Africa have changed from parental- to school-based training. With this pedagogical shift, children and young people are mentored using school curricula that say very little about the cultural heritage sites in the community in which they were born and raised. Heritage research outputs, such as books and articles in international journals, cannot be accessed by local people. If they do manage to access these publications, the content is too technical for them to understand the central arguments. Consequently, local people, especially teenagers and young adults, have little awareness of the scientific interpretation of heritage sites and their associated value. The question remains as to what methods could be used to make young people appreciate cultural heritage sites and hence collectively engage in heritage preservation projects. Using Tanzania’s ‘Bongo Flava’ (BF) music as a case study, this paper provides empirical evidence of how music could be used to make people aware of the value of heritage sites in Africa. We report that BF music at Kilwa Kisiwani World Heritage Site in Tanzania is continuing to motivate young people to develop an interest in preserving monuments and to participate in conservation initiatives.en_US
dc.identifier.citationIchumbaki, E.B. and Lubao, C.B. 2020. “Musicalizing Heritage and Heritagizing Music for Enhancing Community Awareness of Preserving World Heritage Sites in Africa.” International Journal of Heritage Studies 26(4), pp. 415-432.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2019.1644527
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5962
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledgeen_US
dc.subjectHeritage Studiesen_US
dc.titleMusicalizing Heritage and Heritagizing Music for Enhancing Community Awareness of Preserving World Heritage Sites in Africa.en_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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