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Epilogue: The Art of the Impossible
Veit Erlmann
in Music, Modernity, and the Global Imagination: South Africa and the West
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- May 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195123678
- eISBN:
- 9780199868797
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195123678.003.00017
- Subject:
- Music, Ethnomusicology, World Music
The story of the African Choir, Zulu Choir, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a story about the disjunctures and ambiguities of racial, national, and personal identities. As such, this story highlights ... More
Interlude
Veit Erlmann
in Music, Modernity, and the Global Imagination: South Africa and the West
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- May 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195123678
- eISBN:
- 9780199868797
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195123678.003.0009
- Subject:
- Music, Ethnomusicology, World Music
This chapter bridges between the two parts of the book by bringing the story of the African Choir into the 20th century, as some of its members became prominent community leaders: Saul Msane as ... More
“Spectatorial Lust”: Spectacle and the Crisis of Imperial Knowledge
Veit Erlmann
in Music, Modernity, and the Global Imagination: South Africa and the West
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- May 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195123678
- eISBN:
- 9780199868797
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195123678.003.0005
- Subject:
- Music, Ethnomusicology, World Music
The chapter describes the performances of the African Choir in England, focusing on the intersection of the emerging commodity aesthetics with race and gender. Situated at the heart of the conflicted ... More
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