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In the Time of Cannibals: The Word Music of South Africa's Basotho Migrants - Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE 2nd edition
David B. Coplan
In the Time of Cannibals: The Word Music of South Africa's Basotho Migrants - Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE 2nd edition
David B. Coplan
The workers who migrate from Lesotho to the mines and cities of neighbouring South Africa have developed a rich genre of sung oral poetry - "word music" - that focuses on the experiences of migrant life. Complete with transcriptions of performances, this book discusses this musical literature.
336 pages, 8 halftones
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 1, 1995 |
ISBN13 | 9780226115740 |
Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 322 |
Dimensions | 17 × 23 × 2 mm · 510 g |
Language | English |
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