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Lior Phillips on the History of South African Music, Political Activism, & Disney
Lior Phillips joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new book, South African Popular Music (Genre: A 33 1/3 Series). The writer and podcast host (check out This Must Be The Gig on the Consequence Podcast network) takes us through why she wanted to write about the history and the story she wanted to tell, how the region's music has generally been driven by the political landscape, American music’s influence, and the sad history behind “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” Phillips also tells us why she cringes at the term “world music,” the complicated era of Paul Simon’s Graceland, the reciprocation…
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