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Jorritsma, Marie R.

Sonic spaces of the Karoo the sacred music of a South African coloured community / [electronic resource] : Marie Jorritsma. - Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xviii, 201 p. :) ill., maps ; - African soundscapes . - African soundscapes. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-189) and index.

Introduction : the challenges of inscribing coloured voices -- Karoo people and places -- Hidden transcripts : how hymns reveal history -- Senzeni na : interrelationships between the music of mission and independent African church denominations -- Singing the "Queen's English" : church choirs in Kroonvale -- Mothers of the church : women's society music and the politics of gender -- Conclusion : reflections on Karoo sonic spaces.

ISBN: 9781439902394

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Colored people (South Africa)--Music--History and criticism.--South Africa--Graaff-Reinet
Church music--Protestant churches.
Church music--South Africa--Graaff-Reinet.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Graaff-Reinet (South Africa)--Social life and customs.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: ML3151.S687 / G73 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 782.27/08905960068754