In the Time of Cannibals: The Word Music of South Africa's Basotho Migrants - Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE - David B. Coplan - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226115740 - February 1, 1995
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In the Time of Cannibals: The Word Music of South Africa's Basotho Migrants - Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE 2nd edition

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The workers who migrate from Lesotho to the mines and cities of neighbouring South Africa have developed a rich genre of sung oral poetry - "word music" - that focuses on the experiences of migrant life. Complete with transcriptions of performances, this book discusses this musical literature.


336 pages, 8 halftones

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 1, 1995
ISBN13 9780226115740
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 322
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 10 mm   ·   510 g
Language English  

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