Sonic spaces of the Karoo : the sacred music of a South African coloured community /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jorritsma, Marie R.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2011.
Series:	African soundscapes.
Subjects:	Colored people (South Africa) > South Africa > Graaff-Reinet > Music > History and criticism. Church music > Protestant churches. Church music > South Africa > Graaff-Reinet. Graaff-Reinet (South Africa) > Social life and customs. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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.