The Musical Instruments Of The Indigenous People Of South Africa

Author : Percival Kirby
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1868148289
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Musical Instruments of the Indigenous People of South Africa written by Percival Kirby and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed collection of information about the playing and making of the instruments of indigenous peoples' in South Africa. Percival Kirby was a musician and ethnomusicologist and for many years head of the music department at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Between 1923 and 1933 he undertook more than nine expeditions as well as many shorter excursions around South Africa. He was hosted by local chiefs and taught to play the instruments he encountered. He managed to purchase many of them, and this collection, now known as the Kirby Collection, is housed at the South African College of Music, University of Cape Town. First published as Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa in 1934, the book was the culmination of research trips undertaken by Percival Kirby. It became the standard reference on indigenous South African musical instruments. The bulk of the material is concerned with detailed information on the making and playing of each instrument, and is accompanied by a large number of musical examples. This third edition contains an introduction by Mike Nixon, Head of the Ethnomusicology and African Music at the South African College of Music, and new reproductions of the valuable historic photographs, but leaves Kirby's original text unchanged.

Author : Percival Robson Kirby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa written by Percival Robson Kirby and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Percival R. Kirby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780854940448
Total Pages : 293 pages
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Download or read book The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa written by Percival R. Kirby and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed survey of native music in South Africa by Emeritus Professor P. R. Kirby, who studied the instruments under the guidance of native experts while living among the tribesmen. Firstly, a study of primitive music and secondly, a book of anthropological interest as it adds greatly to the knowledge of the customs of native tribes. It is profusely illustrated by photographs of living subjects, as well as of instruments from his own collection.

Author : Percival R. Kirby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780899555089
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa written by Percival R. Kirby and published by . This book was released on 1963-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Percival Robson Kirby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 293 pages
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Download or read book The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa written by Percival Robson Kirby and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sazi Dlamini
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 150134675X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Musical Bows of Southern Africa written by Sazi Dlamini and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musical Bows of Southern Africa brings together current scholarly research that documents a rich regional diversity as well as cultural relationships in bow music knowledge and contemporary practices. The book is framed as a critical appraisal of traditional ethnomusicological studies of the region – complementing pioneering studies and charting contexts for a contemporary engagement with bow music as an exchangeable cultural practice. Each contribution is written by an expert in the field and collectively demonstrates the multidisciplinary potential of bow music, highlighting the several fields of knowledge that intersect with bow music including ethno-organology, applied ethnomusicology, composition, music literacy, social development, cultural economics, history, orality, performance and language.

Author : Laurie Levine
Publisher : Jacana Media
ISBN 13 : 9781770090460
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Drumcafé's Traditional Music of South Africa written by Laurie Levine and published by Jacana Media. This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Track list for accompanying CD: p. 266-273.

Author : Abiodun Salawu
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030987051
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indigenous African Popular Music, Volume 2 written by Abiodun Salawu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines how African indigenous popular music is deployed in democracy, politics and for social crusades by African artists. Exploring the role of indigenous African popular music in environmental health communication and gender empowerment, it subsequently focuses on how the music portrays the African future, its use by African youths, and how it is affected by advanced broadcast technologies and the digital media. Indigenous African popular music has long been under-appreciated in communication scholarship. However, understanding the nature and philosophies of indigenous African popular music reveals an untapped diversity which can only be unraveled by the knowledge of myriad cultural backgrounds from which its genres originate. With a particular focus on scholarship from Nigeria, Zimbabwe and South Africa, this volume explores how, during the colonial period and post-independence dispensation, indigenous African music genres and their artists were mainstreamed in order to tackle emerging issues, to sensitise Africans about the affairs of their respective nations and to warn African leaders who have failed and are failing African citizenry about the plight of the people. At the same time, indigenous African popular music genres have served as a beacon to the teeming African youths to express their dreams, frustrations about their environments and to represent themselves. This volume explores how, through the advent of new media technologies, indigenous African popular musicians have been working relentlessly for indigenous production, becoming champions of good governance, marginalised population, and repositories of indigenous cultural traditions and cosmologies.

Author : Christine Lucia
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443807796
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World of South African Music written by Christine Lucia and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present Reader is a selection of texts on South African music which are chosen not only for their importance or the frequency of citations, but with the express purpose of providing the reader with a deep understanding of the music itself. Consequently, there are readings that are chosen because they have been influential, but there are also many which, though published, have not enjoyed very wide circulation. There are those which are of obvious historic interest, and others which speak to contemporary issues. Among other things, the volume provides an excellent sense of the varying ideologies and approaches that determine the relationship between author and subject. The reader is indispensable to scholars and enthusiasts of South African music and it is of great interest to ethnomusicologists more generally. It is also an excellent resource for those who do not have immediate access to harder-to-find articles, and is perhaps most vital to those who are looking to find a way into the world of South African music.

Author : Janet Sturman
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483317749
Total Pages : 2730 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture written by Janet Sturman and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 2730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Music and Culture presents key concepts in the study of music in its cultural context and provides an introduction to the discipline of ethnomusicology, its methods, concerns, and its contributions to knowledge and understanding of the world's musical cultures, styles, and practices. The diverse voices of contributors to this encyclopedia confirm ethnomusicology's fundamental ethos of inclusion and respect for diversity. Combined, the multiplicity of topics and approaches are presented in an easy-to-search A-Z format and offer a fresh perspective on the field and the subject of music in culture. Key features include: Approximately 730 signed articles, authored by prominent scholars, are arranged A-to-Z and published in a choice of print or electronic editions Pedagogical elements include Further Readings and Cross References to conclude each article and a Reader’s Guide in the front matter organizing entries by broad topical or thematic areas Back matter includes an annotated Resource Guide to further research (journals, books, and associations), an appendix listing notable archives, libraries, and museums, and a detailed Index The Index, Reader’s Guide themes, and Cross References combine for thorough search-and-browse capabilities in the electronic edition