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Singing Culture: A Study of Gospel Music in Zimbabwe, Research Report 121 (NAI Research Reports) [Paperback]

Ezra Chitando (Author)

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ISBN-10: 917106494X | ISBN-13: 978-9171064943 | Publication Date: February 2002

This study examines the historical development and social, political and economic significance of gospel music in Zimbabwe. It approaches music with Christian theological ideas and popular appeal as a cultural phenomenon with manifold implications. Applying a history of religions approach to the study of a widespread religious phenomenon, the study seeks to link religious studies with popular culture. This study also seeks to bring to the fore the long-standing issue of the relationship between Christianity and African culture along with the neglected theme of music and the construction of religious and other identities.

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Paperback: 105 pages
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute (February 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 917106494X
ISBN-13: 978-9171064943
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,315,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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female gospel musicians, chimurenga music, gospel music concerts, mbira music, gospel artists, female musicians, protest music, indigenous music, ancestral cult

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South African, Charles Charamba, Elias Musakwa, Ivy Kombo, Thomas Mapfumo, United States of America, Southern Africa, Vabati Vajehova, African American, Banning Eyre, Jordan Chataika, Machanic Manyeruke, Oliver Mtukudzi, Shuvai Wutawunashe, African Christian, Apostolic Faith Mission, Zacks Manatsa, Lina Mattaka, Pastor Haisa, Shalom Singers, Simon Chimbetu, Supreme Being, Thomas Turino

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This book cites 51 books:

African Christianity: Its Public Role by PAUL GIFFORD in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
Popular Music Hb (Media Focus) by Roger Thomas in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
African Philosophy as Cultural Inquiry (African Systems of Thought) by Ivan Karp in Back Matter
Sweet Mother: Modern African Music (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology) by Wolfgang Bender in Back Matter
Guns and Rain: Guerrillas and Spirit Mediums in Zimbabwe by David Lan in Back Matter

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