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The Changing Faces of Aawambo Musical Arts /

How does a peoples' music reflect their history, their occupations, cultural beliefs and values? These are the core questions that this book addresses in relation to the Aawambo people of Namibia. The author, herself born and bred in Namibia, brings to the fore the nuanced views of different pe...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Mans, Minette (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
Collection:Basel Southern Africa studies ; 11.
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Table des matières:
  • 1. Aawambo people in Namibia : history and musical heritage
  • 2. The work we do : performing daily lives
  • 3. Praise and endurance : what men value
  • A. Lion hunt
  • 4. New from old : women and their weddings
  • 5. Moonlight play : teaching old, developing new
  • 6. Myths & metaphors : the enduring magic of stories
  • 7. Urban Oshiwambo music : hybrid realities
  • 8. An Aawambo musical world : a theoretical position
  • 9. A collection of Aawambo songs.