Race, Culture, and Identity
Skimpy Fashion and Sexuality in Sheebah Karungi’s Performances
Myriad factors determine people’s choice of dress for any particular occasion,
but when the event is a musical performance in a short-lived stage appearance,
or in a music video meant to be viewed widely and possibly eternally, what
to wear becomes a significant decision. For a musician, dress, or what can be
called costume, is a channel through which she, others behind her act, and
her audience communicate a desired message about her music and her stage
and possibly off‑stage identities. The different parties involved may have
divergent or complementary wishes about this message. As such, the final
outfit chosen for a performance is either the aspiration of the most powerful
agent involved, such as the performer, costume designer or producer, or a
negotiated compromise that variously serves the competing needs.
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