Jorritsma, Marie R.

Sonic Spaces of the Karoo The Sacred Music of a South African Coloured Community / [Recurso electrónico] : Marie Jorritsma. - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xviii, 201 p. :) ill., maps ; - African soundscapes . - African soundscapes. Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-189) and index.

Introduction : the challenges of inscribing coloured voices -- Karoo people and places -- Hidden transcripts : how hymns reveal history -- Senzeni na : interrelationships between the music of mission and independent African church denominations -- Singing the "Queen's English" : church choirs in Kroonvale -- Mothers of the church : women's society music and the politics of gender -- Conclusion : reflections on Karoo sonic spaces.

Libro Electrónico

9781439902394




Colored people (South Africa)--Music--History and criticism.--South Africa--Graaff-Reinet
Church music--Protestant churches.
Church music--South Africa--Graaff-Reinet.


Graaff-Reinet (South Africa)--Social life and customs.


Electronic books.

ML3151.S687 / G73 2011

782.27/08905960068754