Music and social change in South Africa : maskanda past and present / Kathryn Olsen.

Music and Social Change in South Africa looks at contemporary maskanda-a folk musical genre distinguished by fast guitar picking and blues-style vocal intonation-against the backdrop of South Africa's history. A performance practice that emerged in the early decades of the twentieth century amo...

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Main Author: Olsen, Kathryn, 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2014.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Maskanda Researched: The Parallax View
  • 2. Maskanda's Early Years
  • 3. Maskanda as Commodified Tradition
  • 4. Men Making Maskanda in Post-apartheid South Africa
  • 5. Women Playing Maskanda
  • 6. Experiencing Transformation.