An ethnography of the recording of Mbaqanga music, that examines its relation to issues of identity, South African politics, and global political economy.
Louise Meintjes is Associate Professor of Music and Cultural Anthropology at Duke University and the author of Sound of Africa!¿Making Music Zulu in a South African Studio, also published by Duke University Press. TJ Lemon is an award-winning photojournalist based in Johannesburg.
Louise Meintjes is Associate Professor of Music and Cultural Anthropology at Duke University and the author of Sound of Africa!¿Making Music Zulu in a South African Studio, also published by Duke University Press. TJ Lemon is an award-winning photojournalist based in Johannesburg.
An ethnography of the recording of Mbaqanga music, that examines its relation to issues of identity, South African politics, and global political economy.