The challenges facing the music industry in Zimbabwe: a case of the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe
This study sought to determine ways of promoting music by looking at the challenges facing the structures in the music industry. In this study 25 research participants were used comprising two National Arts Council of Zimbabwe officials, three musicians and twenty audience members. Interviews and...
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Language: | English |
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Midlands State University
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11408/696 |
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Summary: | This study sought to determine ways of promoting music by looking at the challenges
facing the structures in the music industry. In this study 25 research participants were
used comprising two National Arts Council of Zimbabwe officials, three musicians and
twenty audience members. Interviews and questionnaires were used as data collection
instruments while content analysis was used to make sense out of secondary sources as
well as the data gathered. The results of the study show that lack of music business
education and training is the major challenge facing the industry. The study also found
that the music industry contributes significantly to economic development of Zimbabwe
both directly and indirectly, hence the development of the music industry can be used to
develop the economy and to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Further study should be carried out on the challenges facing the music industry to
determine the needs of the key stakeholders so as to inform policy formation and come up with different ways of promoting the industry. It is recommended that there is need for
communication between the government, sister ministries, the NACZ, all the music
industry stakeholders and other interested parties. The study should be replicated to see
if the same conclusions can be reached across Zimbabwe to build a strong case for the
development of the music industry through education and training. |
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