Women Musicians of Zimbabwe

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Publisher : Storytime Promotions
ISBN 13 : 9780797434769
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (347 download)

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Book Synopsis Women Musicians of Zimbabwe by : Joyce Jenje-Makwenda

Download or read book Women Musicians of Zimbabwe written by Joyce Jenje-Makwenda and published by Storytime Promotions. This book was released on 2013 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music has been part of African women's lives since time immemorial. Zimbabwean women sang songs to communicate, express their feelings or celebrate life changes. During pasichigare (pre-colonial times) women used the song to cope with the day to day challenges of life, to manage their daily chores, to deal with their emotions, to air their grievances, to challenge oppression, and to celebrate womanhood. Through music, women were able to put themselves at the centre-stage of their communities. They were an integral part of the structures of the society and they found it easier to use music as a communication tool. Women Musicians of Zimbabwe explores the role played by women in the development of music genres in Zimbabwe and to explore why there are very few women musicians in Zimbabwe compared to men.

Women Musicians of Zimbabwe Diary

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Publisher : Storytime Promotions
ISBN 13 : 9780797454859
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (548 download)

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Book Synopsis Women Musicians of Zimbabwe Diary by : Joyce Jenje Makwenda

Download or read book Women Musicians of Zimbabwe Diary written by Joyce Jenje Makwenda and published by Storytime Promotions. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE WOMEN MUSICIANS OF ZIMBABWE DIARY chronicles the journey of women musicians from 1930's. The diary celebrates women musicians in different types of genres; from jazz, traditional music, jiti, afro pop, gospel, urban grooves, the list goes on. While jotting an appointment you get to know women who have contributed to the development of music in Zimbabwe from 1930's. You can put your own year, date on the diary.

Women as Artists in Contemporary Zimbabwe

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
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Book Synopsis Women as Artists in Contemporary Zimbabwe by : Kerstin Bolzt

Download or read book Women as Artists in Contemporary Zimbabwe written by Kerstin Bolzt and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Keeping the Embers Alive

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Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Keeping the Embers Alive by : Myrna Capp

Download or read book Keeping the Embers Alive written by Myrna Capp and published by Africa Research and Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myrna Capp's down-to-earth interviews with 13 musicians form Zimbabwe form the basis of this thought-provoking and informative collection. These are the personal stories of Zimbabwean traditional and pop singers, mbirists, guitarists, pianists, percussionists, dancers, praise poets, jazz musicians, and even an ethnomusicologist. Female and male perspectives are equally represented, with an emphasis on keeping the true traditional music alive and reflecting the importance of improvisation. Includes a free CD sampler.

Zimbabwe Township Music

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Zimbabwe Township Music by : Joyce Jenje-Makwenda

Download or read book Zimbabwe Township Music written by Joyce Jenje-Makwenda and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zimbabwe Township Music is a celebration of age-old popular music, which was evolved by the early urban settlers as far back as the 1930's. Urban culture in those days was a product of mixed traditional, contemporary and Western influences, which all moulded into the unique township music. It is therefore the musical off-spring and melodic fusion of several tribal and cultural urban settlers in the early Black townships; typified by such variants as kwe la, tsabatsaba, marabiand afro-jazz.Township Music often became a symbol of identity and dissent in the Black townships, which did not go so well with the authorities of the day. As the political situation became tense, the music went under around 1963, when the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland came to an end. At Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, Township Music resurfaced and trickled slowly back into the country, to a much awaited reception and revival. Today the Township Music craze is gripping the country, drawing even youthful enthusiasts in its wake. It would be painstaking to list the numerous pace-setters along the milestones of this musical odyssey. It suffices to mention only a representative few: Josaya Hadebe, Kenneth and Lina Mattaka, Evelyn and Simon Juba, Augustine Musarurwa, Moses Mphahlo-Mafuruse, Sonny Sondo, Simanga Tutani, John White, Andrew Chakanyuka, Dorothy Masuka, Faith Dauti, Paul Lunga, Tanga wekwa Sando, Prudence Katomeni Mbofana and Duduzile Manhenga.

Women in Music

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135384568
Total Pages : 723 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (353 download)

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Book Synopsis Women in Music by : Karin Pendle

Download or read book Women in Music written by Karin Pendle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-09-19 with total page 723 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

Sounds of Life

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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443888567
Total Pages : 305 pages
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Book Synopsis Sounds of Life by : Fainos Mangena

Download or read book Sounds of Life written by Fainos Mangena and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Music narrates personal, communal and national experiences. It is a rich repository of a people’s deepest fears, hopes, and achievements, especially as it communicates spirituality, economic, and political realities. This volume examines the multiple roles of music in Zimbabwe, showing how Zimbabwean music has addressed the socio-economic, political and spiritual crisis that the country has endured in the last one and a half decades. While concentrating on the tumultuous 2000–2013 period, the themes that are addressed here are enduring. Thus, the book explores the interplay between music and gender, music and politics, and music and identity construction in Zimbabwe, and it interacts with most of the dominant genres in Zimbabwean music, including Sungura, ZORA, Chimurenga, Gospel and the Urban Grooves. This volume will interest specialists in the study of ethnomusicology, in addition to scholars of literature, religious studies, philosophy, theatre arts, political science, and history.

Oliver Mtukudzi

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Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 025302238X
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Book Synopsis Oliver Mtukudzi by : Jennifer W. Kyker

Download or read book Oliver Mtukudzi written by Jennifer W. Kyker and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, a Zimbabwean guitarist, vocalist, and composer, has performed worldwide and released some 50 albums. One of a handful of artists to have a beat named after him, Mtukudzi blends Zimbabwean traditional sounds with South African township music and American gospel and soul, to compose what is known as Tuku Music. In this biography, Jennifer W. Kyker looks at Mtukudzi's life and art, from his encounters with Rhodesian soldiers during the Zimbabwe war of liberation to his friendship with American blues artist Bonnie Raitt. With unprecedented access to Mtukudzi, Kyker breaks down his distinctive performance style using the Shona concept of "hunhu," or human identity through moral relationships, as a framework. By reading Mtukudzi's life in connection with his lyrics and the social milieu in which they were created, Kyker offers an engaging portrait of one of African music's most recognized performers. Interviews with family, friends, and band members make this a penetrating, sensitive, and uplifting biography of one of the world's most popular musicians.

Singing Culture

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Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
ISBN 13 : 9789171064943
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (649 download)

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Book Synopsis Singing Culture by : Ezra Chitando

Download or read book Singing Culture written by Ezra Chitando and published by Nordic Africa Institute. This book was released on 2002 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study examines the historical development, social, political and economic significance of gospel music in Zimbabwe. It approaches music with Christian theological ideas and popular appeal as a cultural phenomenon with manifold implications. Applying a history of religious approach to the study of a widespread religious phenomenon, the study seeks to link religious studies with popular culture. It argues that gospel music represents a valuable entry point into a discussion of contemporary African cultural production. Gospel music successfully blends the musical traditions of Zimbabwe, influences from other African countries, and music styles from other parts of the world."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Victors, Victims and Villains

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ISBN 13 : 9780797484207
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (842 download)

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Book Synopsis Victors, Victims and Villains by : Bridget Chinouriri

Download or read book Victors, Victims and Villains written by Bridget Chinouriri and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

They Want Us with Salt and Onions

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
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Book Synopsis They Want Us with Salt and Onions by : Angela Impey

Download or read book They Want Us with Salt and Onions written by Angela Impey and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nationalists, Cosmopolitans, and Popular Music in Zimbabwe

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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226816966
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)

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Book Synopsis Nationalists, Cosmopolitans, and Popular Music in Zimbabwe by : Thomas Turino

Download or read book Nationalists, Cosmopolitans, and Popular Music in Zimbabwe written by Thomas Turino and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-06-20 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed as a national hero and musical revolutionary, Thomas Mapfumo, along with other Zimbabwean artists, burst onto the music scene in the 1980s with a unique style that combined electric guitar with indigenous Shona music and instruments. The development of this music from its roots in the early Rhodesian era to the present and the ways this and other styles articulated with Zimbabwean nationalism is the focus of Thomas Turino's new study. Turino examines the emergence of cosmopolitan culture among the black middle class and how this gave rise to a variety of urban-popular styles modeled on influences ranging from the Mills Brothers to Elvis. He also shows how cosmopolitanism gave rise to the nationalist movement itself, explaining the combination of "foreign" and indigenous elements that so often define nationalist art and cultural projects. The first book-length look at the role of music in African nationalism, Turino's work delves deeper than most books about popular music and challenges the reader to think about the lives and struggles of the people behind the surface appeal of world music.

Lion Songs

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Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822375427
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Book Synopsis Lion Songs by : Banning Eyre

Download or read book Lion Songs written by Banning Eyre and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, singer, composer, and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo and his music came to represent his native country's anticolonial struggle and cultural identity. Mapfumo was born in 1945 in what was then the British colony of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The trajectory of his career—from early performances of rock 'n' roll tunes to later creating a new genre based on traditional Zimbabwean music, including the sacred mbira, and African and Western pop—is a metaphor for Zimbabwe's evolution from colony to independent nation. Lion Songs is an authoritative biography of Mapfumo that narrates the life and career of this creative, complex, and iconic figure. Banning Eyre ties the arc of Mapfumo's career to the history of Zimbabwe. The genre Mapfumo created in the 1970s called chimurenga, or "struggle" music, challenged the Rhodesian government—which banned his music and jailed him—and became important to Zimbabwe achieving independence in 1980. In the 1980s and 1990s Mapfumo's international profile grew along with his opposition to Robert Mugabe's dictatorship. Mugabe had been a hero of the revolution, but Mapfumo’s criticism of his regime led authorities and loyalists to turn on the singer with threats and intimidation. Beginning in 2000, Mapfumo and key band and family members left Zimbabwe. Many of them, including Mapfumo, now reside in Eugene, Oregon. A labor of love, Lion Songs is the product of a twenty-five-year friendship and professional relationship between Eyre and Mapfumo that demonstrates Mapfumo's musical and political importance to his nation, its freedom struggle, and its culture.

Song, Story and Nation

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Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis Song, Story and Nation by : Elizabeth Gunner

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The Mbira

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Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1623176492
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (231 download)

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Book Synopsis The Mbira by : Mahealani Uchiyama

Download or read book The Mbira written by Mahealani Uchiyama and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introductory guide to the mbira: the spiritual traditions, historical perspectives, and practical applications of a sacred Zimbabwean instrument. In this accessible overview steeped in history and tradition, teacher and student Māhealani Uchiyama offers insights for learning about the mbira and actively engaging with it in an informed and respectful way. The mbira is made of a wooden soundboard and hammered metal keys. It can be played solo or accompanied by singing, clapping, dancing, percussion, or other mbira. In traditional Zimbabwean culture, the mbira is a spiritual practice that bridges worlds: for example, the realm of the ancestors and of healing energies with the worlds of the living. Supplemented with 32 images and glossary of terms, this book helps readers understand: • The mbira’s special roles within the lamellaphone instrument family • Relevant Zimbabwean and African cultural, historical, and spiritual perspectives • Ways the mbira can become a connection point for people severed from their African roots • How appropriation and commodification have contributed to the mbira’s popularization around the world • Codes of conduct for respectfully playing the mbira and for taking it up as a practice

The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108470289
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900 by : Laura Hamer

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900 written by Laura Hamer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of women's work in classical and popular music since 1900 as performers, composers, educators and music technologists.

Women and Music in Sixteenth-Century Ferrara

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107154073
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Book Synopsis Women and Music in Sixteenth-Century Ferrara by : Laurie Stras

Download or read book Women and Music in Sixteenth-Century Ferrara written by Laurie Stras and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-27 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinks and retells the history of music in sixteenth-century Ferrara, putting women, of the court and convent, at the narrative centre.