| Description |
1 online resource (x, 270 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
A Brief Introduction to Musical Bows in Southern Africa / Bernhard Bleibinger -- Chipendani (Mouth Bow) : the Origin of the Shona Mbira Harmonic System and of Andrew Tracey's 'Basic Kalimba Core' with an Appendix on the Venda Tshihwana / Klaus-Peter Brenner -- Musical Bows of Namibia / Dave Dargie -- Umakhweyana and ugubhu Zulu musical bows as inkokha, imvingo, inkohlisa, uqwabe and isiqwemqwemana / Sazi Dlamini -- The Social Dynamics of Three Zimbabwean Musical Bows : The Chipendani, Mukube, and Ground-bow / Jennifer W. Kyker -- The Sitontolo Mouthbow of eSwatini : Embodiment, Stories and Music / Cara Stacey and Vusi Sibandze -- Musical Bows of the AmaXhosa / David Dargie -- Eastern Kalahari Bow Music / Jürgen Schöpf |
| Summary |
"An overview of the theory and practice of musical bows in Southern Africa with emphasis on contemporary practices"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 19, 2021) |
| Subject |
Musical bow -- Africa, Southern
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Music -- Social aspects -- Africa, Southern
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Non-Western music: traditional & classical.
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Music -- Ethnomusicology.
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Music -- Musical Instruments -- Strings.
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Music -- Instruction & Study -- Theory.
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Music -- Social aspects
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Musical bow
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Southern Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dlamini, Sazi, editor.
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| LC no. |
2020036732 |
| ISBN |
9781501346767 |
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1501346768 |
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9781501346750 |
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150134675X |
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9781501346774 |
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1501346776 |
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