South African Music: A Century of Traditions in Transformation (World Music) by Carol A. Muller
English | June 22, 2004 | ISBN: 1576072762 | 314 Pages | CHM | 11 MB
English | June 22, 2004 | ISBN: 1576072762 | 314 Pages | CHM | 11 MB
This book is shaped in large part by my personal experiences and intellectual interests in Africa and its music. Much of what I write about in subsequent chapters is performance I have directly experienced; very little pertaining to the music of South Africa is simply book knowledge. In the remainder of this book, I examine a range of musical styles drawn from contemporary South Africa in order to understand something of what it means to be a South African who makes and consumes music in that country. This includes discussion of black South African performance and the music of people of mixed racial (Coloured) heritage.