World attention is focused on politics and power in South Africa. Here is a journey that shows how music is at the heart of the black struggle againse Apartheid.
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World attention is focused on politics and power in South Africa. Here is a journey that shows how music is at the heart of the black struggle againse Apartheid.
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Add this copy of Where is the Way? to cart. $5.93, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Penguin Group.
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New York. 1990. Penguin Books. 1st American Printing. Very Good in Wrappers. 0140128956. 416 pages. paperback. Cover design by Melissa Jacoby. keywords: South Africa Music Politics. FROM THE PUBLISHER-BLACK SOUTH AFRICA IS SINGING A SONG OF FREEDOM. Paul Simon's Graceland album popularized the music of black South Africa, focusing nevv attention on recording artists such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Miriam Makeba. But for black South Africans, music is more than entertainment and pop stars; it is their way of life. Weaving together music and politics, Helen Q. Hivnick, a Grammy nominee for her field-recorded album of traditional South African music, Albube! 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. ‘Nobody else writes about us and gets it right, as she does. '-Leader of Ladysmith Black Mambazo. 'You cannot understand the freedom movement, unless you feel its rhythms, its syncopated energy, and the passion of its hymns. Helen Kivnick's book recognizes the link, the crucial link between culture and politics. '-Danny Schechter, Executive Producer of South Africa Now, award-winning public television news magazine. inventory #14527.