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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1980s|1980s]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:Africa|Africa | ====Region: [[:Category:Africa|Africa]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion | ====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ||
====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music | ====Medium: [[:Category:Music|Music]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' Simon and Garfunkel | [[File:SimonGarfunkel.jpg|left]] | ||
'''Artist:''' Simon and Garfunkel (both B. 1941) | |||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' Malawi Censorship Board | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Malawi Censorship Board | ||
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'''Location:''' Malawi | '''Location:''' Malawi | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' The song | '''Description of Artwork:''' The song ''Cecilia'' by the US recording artists Simon and Garfunkel. | ||
[[File:Banda2.jpg|right]][[File:Banda1.jpg|left]] | |||
'''The Incident:''' "...The reason for the ban is that Cecilia is also the name of President Banda's "Official Hostess" or mistress, Tamanda Kadzamira. The banning apparently coincided with a somewhat rocky phase in their relationship. The lyrics "Cecilia/I'm down on my knees/I'm begging you please to come home" [especially caused either consternation or delight]. Malwians apparently took to singing bowdlerized versions and even humming the tune was guaranteed to raise a smile...." | |||
'''Results of Incident:''' "...Ms. Kadzamira has since preferred to be known in public by her middle name of Tamanda...." | |||
'''Results of Incident:''' "...Ms. Kadzamira has since preferred to be known in public by her middle name of Tamanda...." | |||
'''Source:''' Human Rights Watch/Africa Watch, "Where Silence Rules, The Suppression of Dissent in Malawi," October 1990, Pg. 72 | '''Source:''' Human Rights Watch/Africa Watch, "Where Silence Rules, The Suppression of Dissent in Malawi," October 1990, Pg. 72 | ||
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[[Category:Africa]] | [[Category:Africa]] | ||
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | [[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | ||
[[Category:Music]] | [[Category:Music]] | ||
[[Category:Simon and Garfunkel]] | [[Category:Simon and Garfunkel]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:51, 13 January 2012
Date: 1980s
Region: Africa
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium: Music
Artist: Simon and Garfunkel (both B. 1941)
Confronting Bodies: Malawi Censorship Board
Dates of Action: 1980's?
Location: Malawi
Description of Artwork: The song Cecilia by the US recording artists Simon and Garfunkel.
The Incident: "...The reason for the ban is that Cecilia is also the name of President Banda's "Official Hostess" or mistress, Tamanda Kadzamira. The banning apparently coincided with a somewhat rocky phase in their relationship. The lyrics "Cecilia/I'm down on my knees/I'm begging you please to come home" [especially caused either consternation or delight]. Malwians apparently took to singing bowdlerized versions and even humming the tune was guaranteed to raise a smile...."
Results of Incident: "...Ms. Kadzamira has since preferred to be known in public by her middle name of Tamanda...."
Source: Human Rights Watch/Africa Watch, "Where Silence Rules, The Suppression of Dissent in Malawi," October 1990, Pg. 72
