Taarab Music in Zanzibar in the Twentieth Century: A Story of ‘Old is Gold’ and Flying Spirits
Author:   Janet Topp Fargion
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138247246


Pages:   250
Publication Date:   09 September 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Janet Topp Fargion
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9781138247246


ISBN 10:   1138247243
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   09 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents: Part I Introductions: Approaches and people; Meanings and boundaries. Part II Entangled Histories and Parallel Strands: Orchestral taarab: old is gold; Kidumbak; Women’s taarab. Part III Flying Spirits: What Women Really Really Want: Women as drivers of change. Part IV Conclusions: The professionalisation of the taarab music complex; Women at the centre of a music complex; Bibliography; Index.

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'Nearly all you need to know about that lush string sound ... this book is a readable and comprehensive history of the music (and politics) of Zanzibar ... she concludes with an excellent history of the recordings, the formation of the Dhow Cultures Music Academy and Sauti za Busara festival'. Songlines **** 'Una lettura imprescindibile per i cultori delle musiche del continente africano'. ['Essential reading for all lovers of the music of the African continent.'] Blogfoolk


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Janet Topp Fargion is an ethnomusicologist with research interests in South Africa and the Swahili Coast. She graduated with a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1992. She joined the British Library in 1994 as Lead Curator of World and Traditional Music.

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