Where is the way
Subtitle: song and struggle in South Africa
By: Helen Q. Kivnick.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
Subjects: Blacks -- South Africa -- Music -- History and criticism.; Blacks -- South Africa -- Social life and customs.; Popular music -- South Africa -- 1981-1990 -- History and criticism.; Folk music -- South Africa -- History and criticism.
Description: "Weaving together music and politics, Helen Q. Kivnick, a Grammy nominee for her field-recorded album of traditional South African music, Mbube! Zulu Men's Singing Competition, explores the importance and power of music in the land of apartheid. She analyzes the music itself and the traditions of its major forms. And in colorful, moving anecdotes of her experiences in South Africa--talking and singing with people at weddings, homes, union meetings, churches and work camps--she demonstrates how music is the unifying element of black culture and the wellspring of people's strength and spirit in resisting oppression."--Publisher description.
Notes: "Related recordings": p. 353-360.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-366) and index.
"A Penguin original"--Label on cover.