Sonic spaces of the Karoo
Subtitle: a groundbreaking study of music in an ethnically marginalized South African community
By: Marie Jorritsma
Series: African soundscapes
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781439902370; 9781439902394
Subjects: Colored people (South Africa); Social life and customs; Music; Protestant churches; History and criticism; Church music
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the challenges of inscribing coloured voices; title: Karoo people and places; title: Hidden transcripts : how hymns reveal history; title: Senzeni na : interrelationships between the music of mission and independent African church denominations; title: Singing the "Queen's English" : church choirs in Kroonvale; title: Mothers of the church : women's society music and the politics of gender; title: Conclusion : reflections on Karoo sonic spaces.