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Additional authors

1. Gimenez Amoros, Luis
2. Vambe, Maurice Taonezvi

Description

1. xviii, 343 pages : black-and-white illustrations, music; 23 cm.

Summary

1. Presents a transdisciplinary analysis of Zimbabwean music, drawing from different disciplines such as sociology, ethnomusicology, history, journalism, development studies, English, philology and drama. It offers a re-evaluation of Zimbabwean music by Zimbabwean scholars and, in so doing, reconsiders the work of international academics on the subject. It thus highlights the significance of local scholars in the study of Zimbabwean music. Given that this book features a wide range of perspectives, it provides a solid foundation for future studies on Zimbabwean music, either historically in the precolonial and colonial periods, or in the contemporary postcolonial period.

Series statement

1. Thinking Africa

Uniform title

1. Thinking Africa.

Subject

1. Shona (African people)
2. Ndebele (African people)
3. Dance halls
4. Music
5. Shona (African people) > Songs and music
6. Zimbabwe
7. Songs and music
8. Ndebele (African people) > Songs and music
9. Mbira music > Zimbabwe
10. Popular music > Zimbabwe
11. Dance halls > Zimbabwe
12. Music > Zimbabwe

Genre/Form

1. Songs and music.

Contents

1. Preface. Understanding Zimbabwe : the Shona and the Ndebele in Zimbabwe and beyond / Barbara Mahamba and Luis Gimenez Amoros -- Introduction. The study of Zimbabwean music by Zimbabwean scholars / Luis Gimenez Amoros. Part I. Indigenous music and its transformations. 1. Mbira in urban spaces : Mbira-making and the multiple contexts of Zvirimudeze Mbira Ensemble performances in Zimbabwe / Perminus Matiure -- 2. The Shangwe and Tsonga idioms in Xinombela musical arts for the adolescents in Gokwe and Chiredzi, north-west and south-west Zimbabwe / Renias Ngara and Doreen Sibanda -- 3. Performing subversion : negotiating social and political space in Zimbabwe through Chinyambera traditional dance / Innocent Tinashe Mutero -- 4. Shangwe Mukwerera : systems and hierarchies of communication in Gokwe, Zimbabwe / Renias Ngara -- 5. If vagina had teeth : song, film and the reshaping of female identities through rituals of rainmaking ceremonies among Shona people of western Mozambique / Maurice T. Vambe -- 6. Doing the 'serious business of older people' correctly : Zimbabwean Mbira popular adaptations / Vimbai Chamisa. Part II. Zimbabwean urban popular music across time. 7. The middle class and the popularisation of musical concerts in Harare Township, Salisbury, from the 1940s to 1970 / Barbara Mahamba and Azon Twala -- 8. The promotion of popular music in the major cities of Zimbabwe : a contested terrain by musicians and promoters / Victoria Blessing Butete -- 9. Chimurenga music and the narratives of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle(s) : rethinking Simon Chimbetu's 'Zimbabwe Iyoyi', 'Ndarangarira Gamba' and 'Pane Vasipo' / Urther Rwafa -- 10. Music and violence : discordant siblings? A study of political music in the Land Reform Programme of Zimbabwe, 2000-10 / Bridget Chinouriri and Munyaradzi Nyakudya. Part III. The rise of the dancehall in Zimbabwe : regarding transdisciplinary studies. 11. Dancehall music in Zimbabwe : youth activism or subalternity? Some notes on the politics of music based on select songs at the 2014 Zimdancehall Awards / Rekopantswe Mate -- 12. Performing manhood in Zimdancehall : music as a patriarchised space in Zimbabwe / Manase Kudzai Chiweshe and Sandra Bhatasara -- 13. The depiction of the unsung African s/hero or heroine in post-2000 Zimdancehall music lyrics : a critical analysis / Ruby Magosvongwe -- 14. The political underpinnings of Zimdancehall music : analysing selected songs of Winky D and Tocky Vibes / Itai Muwati, Tinotenda Mwamuka and Charles Tembo -- 15. Patterns of Ndebele Zimdancehall music / Zifikile Makwavarara and Albert Nyathi -- Conclusion / Luis Gimenez Amores.

Call number

1. JME 19-423

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title

1. Performing Zimbabwe : a transdisciplinary study of Zimbabwean music / edited by Luis Gimenez Amoros and Maurice T. Vambe.

Publisher

1. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa : University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2018.

Copyright date

1. ©2018

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Thinking Africa
2. Thinking Africa.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local note

1. ED: UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE. HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL SCHOLARS IN MUSICAL STUDY.

Added author

1. Gimenez Amoros, Luis, editor.
2. Vambe, Maurice Taonezvi, editor.

ISBN

1. 9781869143961 (paperback)
2. 1869143965 (paperback)
3. 9781869143978 (e-ISBN)
4. 1869143973 (e-ISBN)

Research call number

1. JME 19-423