Sounding the Cape Music, Identity and Politics in South Africa
Denis-Constant Martin.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 444 pages.)
- Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-410) and index.
Part one: The emergence of Creolised identities: Chapter one: Music and identity: a theoretical prologue -- Chapter two: Cape Town's musics: a legacy of Creolisation -- Part two: The dialectics of separation and interweaving: Chapter three: Separation and interweaving in the 20th century: futile separations; Vincent Kolbe's childhood memories -- Chapter four: Separation and interweaving in the 20th century: fertile intertwining; Chris McGregor talks about the blue notes, jazz and South African society; "Soweto Sun", an interview with Rashid Vally by Denis-Constant Martin -- Chapter five: Two decades of freedom -- Chapter six: The musicians' discourse: Cape Town as a musical Potjiekos -- Conclusion: Recognising Creolisation? -- References -- Illustrations -- Musicians interviewed in 2007 and 2009 -- Index.
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9781920677169
Popular music--History and criticism.--South Africa Music and state--South Africa. Music--Political aspects--South Africa.