| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 338 pages) |
| Contents |
The politics of participation in Ngoma song and dance -- Turning to be kissed: praise, flirtation, and the work of men -- The unwavering voice: affect, eloquence, and the moral anger of men -- Feet of the centipede: military aesthetics and the politics of reconciliation -- To quell the dancer's dust: singing violence during South Africa's transition -- The crossing: world music and Ngoma at home -- Dancing around disease: silence, ambiguity, and brotherhood -- The digital homestead: having a voice and the sound of marginalization -- Brokering the body: culture, heritage, and the pleasure of participation -- Closing: Ngoma's masculinity, South Africa's struggle |
| Summary |
Louise Meintjes traces the history and the political and aesthetic significance of ngoma, a competitive form of dance and music that emerged out of the legacies of colonialism and apartheid in South Africa, showing how it embodies Zulu masculinity and the expanse of South Africa's violent history |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 26, 2017) |
| Subject |
Ngoma (Drum) music -- Social aspects -- South Africa
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Zulu (African people) -- Music -- Social aspects -- South Africa
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory.
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South Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lemon, T. J., photographer.
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| LC no. |
2017006725 |
| ISBN |
9780822373636 |
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0822373637 |
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