CiNii Books - Soweto blues : jazz, popular music, and politics in South Africa

Illustrates the vibrant relationship between jazz and the antiapartheid movement in twentieth-century South Africa. A major new contribution to the study of African music, "Soweto Blues" tells the remarkable story of how jazz became a key part of South Africa's struggle in the 20th century, and provides a fascinating overview of the ongoing links between African and American styles of music. Ansell illustrates how jazz occupies a unique place in South African music. Through interviews with hundreds of musicians, she pieces together a vibrant narrative history, bringing to life the early politics of resistance, the atmosphere of illegal performance spaces, the global anti-apartheid influence of Hugh Masakela and Miriam Makeba, as well as the post-apartheid upheavals in the national broadcasting and recording industries. Featuring an introduction by Abdullah Ibrahim, "Soweto Blues" is a fitting tribute to the power of music to inspire optimism and self-expression in the darkest of times.

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Introduction
Chapter 1: Where it All Started
Chapter 2: New Sounds of the Cities
Chapter 3: Athens on the Reef
Chapter 4: The Land is Dead
Chapter 5: Underground in Africa
Chapter 6: Jazz for the Struggle, and the Struggle for Jazz
Chapter 7: Home Is Where the Music Is: South African Jazz Abroad
Chapter 8: The 1990s and Beyond: Not Yet Uhuru
Appendix: Interviewees and Recordings
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.

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