Abstract
Após o golpe militar de 25 de abril de 1974 iniciaram-se as negociações entre a FRELIMO e o governo português, culminando na assinatura dos Acordos de Lusaca no dia 7 de Setembro de 1974, que previam a transferência total de poder para a FRELIMO, sem eleições, e após um governo de transição de nove meses. Alguns colonos desagradados com esta solução decidiram tomar de assalto o Rádio Clube Moçambique em Lourenço Marques (agora Maputo), proclamando, aos seus microfones, uma outra independência para o território. Recorrendo a uma análise histórica e etnomusicológica das emissões da Rádio Moçambique Livre realizadas entre os dias 7 e 10 de setembro de 1974, este artigo pretende trazer uma nova perspetiva sobre esta insurreição. Analisarei a “construção sonora” desenvolvida durante este golpe, com particular foco no repertório musical usado para simbolizar noções de “revolução” e “independência”, contrapondo-o aos valores políticos promovidos pelos protagonistas do assalto.
After the military coup in Portugal on April 25 1974, negotiations between FRELIMO and the Portuguese government progressed and culminated in the Lusaka Accord signed on September 7, 1974, which postulated the complete transfer of power to FRELIMO, without elections, and after a nine-month transitional government. Dissatisfied with this solution, some colonizers decided to break into the headquarters of Rádio Clube Moçambique in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) and proclaim through the microphones another independence of the territory. This article analyses the broadcasts made by Rádio Moçambique Livre between September 7 and 10, 1974 with a historical and ethnomusicological approach. I aim to analyse the “sonorous construction” developed during this coup, with particular attention to the musical repertoire used to symbolize the notions of “revolution” and “independence”, in juxtaposition to the political values advocated by the protagonists of the assault.
After the military coup in Portugal on April 25 1974, negotiations between FRELIMO and the Portuguese government progressed and culminated in the Lusaka Accord signed on September 7, 1974, which postulated the complete transfer of power to FRELIMO, without elections, and after a nine-month transitional government. Dissatisfied with this solution, some colonizers decided to break into the headquarters of Rádio Clube Moçambique in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) and proclaim through the microphones another independence of the territory. This article analyses the broadcasts made by Rádio Moçambique Livre between September 7 and 10, 1974 with a historical and ethnomusicological approach. I aim to analyse the “sonorous construction” developed during this coup, with particular attention to the musical repertoire used to symbolize the notions of “revolution” and “independence”, in juxtaposition to the political values advocated by the protagonists of the assault.
Translated title of the contribution | Reassessing the Movimento Moçambique Livre: The Sonorous Construction of the Assault on Radio Clube (September 7, 1974) |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 225-247 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Ler História |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2022 |
Keywords
- Resistência
- Colonialismo
- Rádio
- Nacionalismo
- Arquivo Sonoro
- Independência
- Resistance
- Colonialism
- Radio
- Nationalism
- Sound archive
- Independence