In Township Tonight!: South Africa's Black City Music and Theatre (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

In Township Tonight!: South Africa's Black City Music and Theatre (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology) Book

Explores more than three centuries of the diverse history of South Africa's black popular culture, taking readers from indigenous musical traditions into the world of...Read More

from£N/A | RRP: £18.00
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £N/A
  • Product Description

    David B. Coplan’s pioneering social history of black South Africa’s urban music, dance, and theatre established itself as a classic soon after its publication in 1985. As the first substantial history of black performing arts in South Africa, In Township Tonight! was championed by a broad range of scholars and treasured by fans of South African music. Now completely revised, expanded, and updated, this new edition takes account of developments over the last thirty years while reflecting on the massive changes in South African politics and society since the end of the apartheid era.

    In vivid detail, Coplan comprehensively explores more than three centuries of the diverse history of South Africa’s black popular culture, taking readers from indigenous musical traditions into the world of slave orchestras, pennywhistlers, clergyman-composers, the gumboot dances of mineworkers, and touring minstrelsy and vaudeville acts. This up-to-date edition of a landmark work will be welcomed by scholars of ethnomusicology and African studies, world music fans, and anyone concerned with South Africa and its development.
    (20070920)

  • 0226115674
  • 9780226115672
  • DB Coplan
  • 22 February 2008
  • Chicago University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 496
  • 2nd Revised edition
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.