Sound fragments : from field recording to African electronic stories /

An ethnographic study of the creative decolonization of the International Library of African Music in South Africa, the world's largest archive of field recordings of African music.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lobley, Noel, 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, [2022].
Series:Music/culture.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I : Colonial microphones. Hugh Tracey records the Sound of Africa ; Listening behind field recordings
  • Part II : Local voices. Donkey cart curation, Xhosa anthems, and township terms ; Art and community activism around the Archive ; The Black Power station ; Conclusion : Curating sound stories ; Epilogue 1 : Sikhona siphila phakathi kwenu ; Epilogue 2 : Conversations around hip hop ; Epilogue 3 : Umntu ngumntu ngabantu
  • Appendix 1 : Listening sessions and personal interviews (2008-2019)
  • Appendix 2 : Song translations.