Sylvia Bruinders, Parading Respectability: The Cultural and Moral Aesthetics of the Christmas Bands Movement in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Authors: McConnachie, Boudina E
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/480735 , vital:78471 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v10i4.2247"
- Description: In this book, Sylvia Bruinders, in her clear, articulate writing style intimately shares her personal experiences of, and research into, the Christmas Band Movement in the Western Cape of South Africa. Three interrelated disciplines (as referred to by the musicians themselves), namely, the Christmas Bands, the Malay choirs and the klopse (carnival troupes) take place during the summer months in the Western Cape each year. Although the Christmas band members are Christian and the Malay choirs predominantly Muslim, part of the ancestry of these performers can be traced back to the Southeast Asian slaves brought to the Cape during the rule of the Dutch East India Company. The klopse, influenced by the US blackface minstrelsy, consists of performers from both religious groups and are regarded in a more derogatory manner than the other performance cultures. As all three styles are characterised by a particular ghoema rhythm, Bruinders refers to the phenomenon as the “ghoema musical complex” (2017:2). Documented evidence suggests that Christmas Bands have been in existence since the mid-1800s but Bruinders writes that the 80, or so, bands that perform now emerged during the 1920s and 1930s, coinciding with the two worlds wars. This military influence had a major role in the developing character of the bands and is discussed throughout the book.
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- Date Issued: 2018
- Authors: McConnachie, Boudina E
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/480735 , vital:78471 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v10i4.2247"
- Description: In this book, Sylvia Bruinders, in her clear, articulate writing style intimately shares her personal experiences of, and research into, the Christmas Band Movement in the Western Cape of South Africa. Three interrelated disciplines (as referred to by the musicians themselves), namely, the Christmas Bands, the Malay choirs and the klopse (carnival troupes) take place during the summer months in the Western Cape each year. Although the Christmas band members are Christian and the Malay choirs predominantly Muslim, part of the ancestry of these performers can be traced back to the Southeast Asian slaves brought to the Cape during the rule of the Dutch East India Company. The klopse, influenced by the US blackface minstrelsy, consists of performers from both religious groups and are regarded in a more derogatory manner than the other performance cultures. As all three styles are characterised by a particular ghoema rhythm, Bruinders refers to the phenomenon as the “ghoema musical complex” (2017:2). Documented evidence suggests that Christmas Bands have been in existence since the mid-1800s but Bruinders writes that the 80, or so, bands that perform now emerged during the 1920s and 1930s, coinciding with the two worlds wars. This military influence had a major role in the developing character of the bands and is discussed throughout the book.
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- Date Issued: 2018
The Flamboyant Rooster and other Tshivenda Song Stories: A review
- Authors: McConnachie, Boudina E
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/481417 , vital:78549 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v8i2.1788"
- Description: Salungano! Salungano- Here comes a story! Jaco Kruger and Ina le Roux present a beautifully illustrated collection of Tshivenda song stories (Ngano) in a compilation of twenty-seven translated oral narratives from Venda living in the mountainous Soutpansberg region of South Africa. The Nganoare not only entertaining tales which conjure up images of grandmothers and children gathered around evening fires, but are also ancient artistic maps of the human condition that provide a privileged view of human relationships in an African society. Often using animals as metaphoric characters, these stories are reminiscent of The Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling and are a delightful vehicle for imparting important social themes and moral lessons.
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- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: McConnachie, Boudina E
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/481417 , vital:78549 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v8i2.1788"
- Description: Salungano! Salungano- Here comes a story! Jaco Kruger and Ina le Roux present a beautifully illustrated collection of Tshivenda song stories (Ngano) in a compilation of twenty-seven translated oral narratives from Venda living in the mountainous Soutpansberg region of South Africa. The Nganoare not only entertaining tales which conjure up images of grandmothers and children gathered around evening fires, but are also ancient artistic maps of the human condition that provide a privileged view of human relationships in an African society. Often using animals as metaphoric characters, these stories are reminiscent of The Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling and are a delightful vehicle for imparting important social themes and moral lessons.
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- Date Issued: 2008
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