Nightsong: Performance, Power, and Practice in South Africa - Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE - Veit Erlmann - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226217215 - March 1, 1996
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Nightsong: Performance, Power, and Practice in South Africa - Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE 2nd edition


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This text provides an interpretation of isicathamiya performance and its relation to the culture and consciousness of the Zulu migrant labourers who largely compose its choirs. It addresses issues in anthropology and looks to the future of live performance in the new South Africa.


296 pages, 24 halftones, 4 tables

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released March 1, 1996
ISBN13 9780226217215
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 462
Dimensions 157 × 231 × 35 mm   ·   804 g
Language English  

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