Description: Nightsong : Performance, Power, and Practice in South Africa, Paperback by Erlmann, Veit, 1996 U. of Chicago Press ISBN 0226217213, ISBN-13 9780226217215, First popularized by Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Paul Simon, the a cappella music known as isicathamiya has become internationally celebrated as one of South Africa's most vibrant and distinct performance traditions. But Ladysmith Black Mambazo is only one of hundreds of choirs that perform "nightsongs" during weekly all-night competitions in South Africa's cities. Veit Erlmann provides the first comprehensive interpretation of isicathamiya performance practice and its relation to the culture and consciousness of the Zulu migrant laborers who largely compose its choirs. In songs and dances, the performers oppose the class and racial oppression that reduces them to "labor units." At the same time, Erlmann argues, the performers rework dominant images to symbolically reconstruct their "home," an imagined world of Zulu rural tradition and identity. By contrasting the live performance of isicathamiya to its reproduction in mass media, recordings, and international concerts, Erlmann addresses important issues in performance studies and anthropology, and looks to the future of isicathamiya live performance in the new South Africa. Featuring an Introduction by Joseph Shabalala, the lead singer and founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the study of music, performance, popular culture, or South Africa. Check out my other listings for additional rare books on ethnomusicology, African studies, art, and cultures from all over the world.
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Book Title: Nightsong: Performance, Power, and Practice in Sou
Publication Name: Nightsong : Performance, Power, and Practice in South Africa
Book Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology
Original Language: English
Item Length: 9in.
Vintage: No
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Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 1.4in.
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated
Topic: Music, Ethnomusicology
Item Width: 6.1in.
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1996
Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology Ser.
Type: Textbook
Author: Veit Erlmann
Genre: Art & Culture, music, apartheid, ethnomusicology
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 27.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 472 Pages
