Musician, Academic, Consultant, University of Edinburgh
Tom Salter works as a musician, as a consultant on resource governance in the Great Lakes Region and also maintains a long term connection with the Centre for African Studies at Edinburgh University. His MSc was titled ‘Partnership’ and ‘Development’. Landmine clearance in Eritrea and Mozambiqe' and his
PhD 'Rumba: From Congo to Cape Town. 2003-2007' He has published an article based on that research ‘Being Modern Does Not Mean Being Western’: Congolese Popular Music 1945-2000 in Critical African Studies Vol. 3 Issue 5, 2011.

DRC musicians, patronage networks and the possibility of change
Jan 29, 2019 12:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Popular musicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), like many of their compatriots, have often been forced to depend on political patronage networks for their livelihoods. It dates back to colonial times, but has...