10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARABI»
Discover the use of
marabi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
marabi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
A novel of rare insight into the township life of Johannesburg. It tells the story of Martha, trapped between the pull of the country and the violent life with the dance-band groups.
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The World of South African Music: A Reader
Highbreaks: A. Taste. of. Marabi. in. the. 1920s. and. '30s134. David. Coplan.
David Coplan is an American-born social anthropologist who has lived for many
years in southern Africa, teaching at the Universities of Lesotho, Cape Town and
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African Novels in the Classroom
SET IN JOHANNESBURG DURING THE 1930s AND EARLY 1940s, The Marabi
Dance by Modikwe Dikobe vividly conveys not only the tensions and conflicts of
African communities during the era of segregation, but also their cultural ...
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The African Poor: A History
Marabi also meant low-class people who behaved this way, and by extension
anything the respectable thought disreputable. 'Marabi love' was illicit, a 'marabi
girl' wanted a good time. But marabi meant more. It meant youth and modernity.
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Text, Theory, Space: Land, Literature and History in South ...
3 Isabel Hofmeyr, 'The Marabi Dance', Africa Perspective, no. 6, 1977, p. 3. 4
Dorothy Driver, 'M'a-Ngoana O Tsoare Thpa ka Bohaleng - The Child's Mother
Grabs the Sharp End of the Knife: Women as Mothers, Women as Writers', in
Martin ...
Kate Darian-Smith, Elizabeth Gunner, Sarah Nuttall, 1996
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Popular Musics of the Non-Western World: An Introductory Survey
Marabi drew upon a variety of models. Most prominent among these was ragtime,
which had been popularized in the second decade of the century by recordings,
sheet music, and visiting performers. Other sources included Pedi and Tswana ...
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The Garland Handbook of African Music
abaqhafi “Street cowboys” who wandered South African cities and played Zulu
guitar songs famo A wild and risqué version of marabi that appeared among
Basotho migrants indunduma Zulu piano-vamp style of marabi in South Africa its
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South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland
Marabi In the early 1900s travelling African-American minstrel shows, vaudeville
acts, ragtime piano players and gospel groups impressed local audiences in the
growing cities of Cape Town and Jo'burg. Urbanisation had a domino effect on ...
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Marabi Nights: Jazz, 'race' and Society in Early Apartheid ...
This is the second edition of Christopher Ballantine's classic Marabi Nights, which offers a fascinating view of the marabi jazz tradition in South African popular music for a new generation of music fans and scholars of cultural studies, ...
Christopher Ballantine, 2012
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Food Engineering Interfaces
In: Jowitt R (ed) Proceedings of the seventh international congress on
engineering and food – Part I. Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, UK Marabi A,
Dilak C, Shah J, Saguy IS (2004a) Kinetics of solids leaching during rehydration
of ...
José Miguel Aguilera, Ricardo Simpson, Jorge Welti-Chanes, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARABI»
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marabi is used in the context of the following news items.
Lebanon incident linked to suspect detained in Prague - media …
The USA accuses Fayad and his accomplices Faouzi Jaber and Khaled Marabi that they wanted to sell weapons and cocaine to U.S. agents ... «Czech Happenings, Jul 15»
Rs.0 spent by 55 percent Lok Sabha MPs on constituencies
Others who have used more than 80 percent of funds include BJP's Kamalbhan Singh Marabi from Chattisgarh, and AIADMK's Senguttuvan B. «Odisha Sun Times, Jul 15»
Harmonic Angel goes ecstatic on stage
Moje came out of her shell as she was all over the stage clapping along to the beat, doing different dance moves such as Marabi. After their ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
GYS emerge best in choral after stiff competition
trailed behind with 67 and 57 points respectively. In the marabi contest, choirs displayed their amazing dances while ditching melodies voices. «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
Excerpt: PJ Powers Recalls How She was “Married to Soweto” at a …
Marabi had made way for Mbaqanga just as Mbaqanga would make way for Afrosoul, pop and disco. Then came Kwaito, Hip Hop Pantsula and ... «Books LIVE, Jul 15»
Supreme Court quashes decision allowing extradition of three to US
In April, the Prague City Court ruled that Ali Fayad, Faouzi Jaber and Khaled Marabi may be extradited to the United States. But the Prague ... «Prague Daily Monitor, Jun 15»
MAA takes audience on choral voyage
The choir also performed other music genres that included Marabi Christian, Classical, Marabi Folk and Clap N Tap. The peak of the night ... «Mmegi Online, Jun 15»
Fatoumata Diawara and Roberto Fonseca, Barbican, London …
... to foghorn synth notes from Fonseca; “Mandela”, with marabi piano riffs rippling like the Transkei, was a new and predictably popular paean. «Financial Times, Jun 15»
Time for Africa to re-emerge
Mbaqanga music was our thing; jazz or marabi involved too much hustle. Save for Soweto Soul Music circus in the 70s. TN:Do you guys think ... «Namibian, May 15»
Durban Gig Guide - May 29, 2015
Nqwelo Afrika is a township jazz/marabi group that play original compositions influenced by the swing era. The band is led by Bophela (piano), ... «Independent Online, May 15»
