In township tonight!

South Africa's Black city music and theatre

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Author

David B. Coplan

Publication

1985 - Longman, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

69,500 words, Guess

Page Count

278 pages

Identifiers

Internet Archiveintownshiptonigh00copl
ISBN-100582644011
ISBN-100582644003
ISBN-139780582644014
ISBN-139780582644007

and 7 more

LibraryThing2806648
Library of Congress Control Number84019385
OCLC Control Number11114312
Better World Books9780582644014
Better World Books9780582644007
Better World BooksP8-BLN-522
Open LibraryOL2856814M

Classifications

DDC780/.89968
LCCML350 .C6 1985
LCCPN1590.B53

and 1 more

LCCML350 .C6 1982

Description

The author'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, this book was championed by a broad range of scholars and treasured by fans of South African music. 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.