ETHM 543 Seminar in Ethnic Music: Africa
Heather Dray
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Journeyman Pictures · 23 March 1988 English
'Drum' pulsated with music, life and culture; eye-popping images of black models jumped off its covers. It was a rallying point for black sophisticates as the anti-apartheid movement took shape. …
Journeyman Pictures · 18 May 1995 English
'Joh'Burg Cocktail' takes in Johannesburg's thriving economy and its eclectic mix of street performance, music, poetry, dance and night life, as well as its mix of people: rich and poor, …
Journeyman Pictures · 28 March 1994 English
'Looking Back' elicits a thoughtful and nostalgic journey through the black South African music scene of the 30s, 40s and 50s. Examined are the work of artists like The Merry …
Journeyman Pictures · 21 December 1994 English
Formed in the early fifties, the Inkspots were the most dynamic singing combination of their time. They became hugely popular for their unique sound - African rather than American. With …
Journeyman Pictures · 8 March 1992 English
By the makers of Dolly and The Inkspots, here is an overview of the history of South African music, from the simple use of song to praise creation to the …
Villon Films · 1990 English
Gibson Kente was a South African playwright, composer, director and producer based in Soweto. He was known as the Father of Black Theatre in South Africa, and was one of …
Villon Films · 1949 English
African Jim is South Africa's first feature film aimed largely at a black audience, starring township musicians, and introducing the incomparable Dolly Rathebe. Using musicians from the townships, the film …
Villon Films · 1927 English
Dramatic feature (silent film). A first look at Zulu life in South Africa. In 1927, an Italian film crew landed in South Africa intending to make a film about a …
Africa Focus brings together, in digital form, two categories of primary and secondary resources: research and teaching materials collected by University of Wisconsin faculty and staff; and unique or valuable …
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". …