What Music They Make The Cape

Author : M. J. Reisen
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781524640491

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What Music They Make / the Cape by M. J. Reisen Pdf

While researching for an attempted sequel to a classic horror novel, other intriguing ideas came to mind that were too exciting to resist. The supernatural offers many avenues for exploration and expression. And combining alternative realities within the context of real-world characters and settings provides the opportunity for amusement and fanciful speculation for the writer and also, hopefully, the reader. What Music They Make is a speculation of how undead African American jazz musicians may have plied their trade down South. Their mission is not only to advance this new indigenous art form but to see that certain injustices perpetrated by white supremacists do not go unavenged. The Cape is a conjecture on the creation of Superman by two teenagers from Cleveland. Young Jerry Siegel relates his encounter with what appears to be a crime-fighting revenant and shares this experience with his partner, Joe Shuster.

Author : Denis Martin
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781920489823

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Sounding the Cape by Denis Martin Pdf

For several centuries Cape Town has accommodated a great variety of musical genres which have usually been associated with specific population groups living in and around the city. Musical styles and genres produced in Cape Town have therefore been assigned an "identity" which is first and foremost social. This volume tries to question the relationship established between musical styles and genres, and social - in this case pseudo-racial - identities. In Sounding the Cape, Denis-Constant Martin recomposes and examines through the theoretical prism of creolisation the history of music in Cape Town, deploying analytical tools borrowed from the most recent studies of identity configurations. He demonstrates that musical creation in the Mother City, and in South Africa, has always been nurtured by contacts, exchanges and innovations whatever the efforts made by racist powers to separate and divide people according to their origin. Musicians interviewed at the dawn of the 21st century confirm that mixture and blending characterise all Cape Town's musics. They also emphasise the importance of a rhythmic pattern particular to Cape Town, the ghoema beat, whose origins are obviously mixed. The study of music demonstrates that the history of Cape Town, and of South Africa as a whole, undeniably fostered creole societies. Yet, twenty years after the collapse of apartheid, these societies are still divided along lines that combine economic factors and "racial" categorisations. Martin concludes that, were music given a greater importance in educational and cultural policies, it could contribute to fighting these divisions and promote the notion of a nation that, in spite of the violence of racism and apartheid, has managed to invent a unique common culture.

Author : Manuel E. Costa Sr.
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781463401368

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The Making of the Cape Verdean by Manuel E. Costa Sr. Pdf

The Making of the Cape Verdean is a book written about Cape Verdeans who migrated from the Cape Verde Islands in the late 1800's to the 1970's to New Bedford Massachusetts. The book is based on the historical facts about the Portuguese colonization of the Cape Verde islands and its people located off the West Coast of Africa. The author provides the history of colonization under Portuguese rule of Salazar and how the Cape Verdean people survived famine, imprisonment, torture, politcal unrest and the abandonment of the Portuguese government. In addition, the author gives you a voyeuristic view of what life was like growing up in the Cape Verdean community in New Bedford after they migrated to the United States. This book is a powerful recap of of Cape Verdeans from this period and location. There is no other documentation that captures the Cape Verdeans the way "The Making of the Cape Verdean" does in this book.

Author : Luís Batalha,Jørgen Carling
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789053569948

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Transnational Archipelago by Luís Batalha,Jørgen Carling Pdf

"The island nation of Cape Verde has given rise to a diaspora that spans the four continents of the Atlantic Ocean. Migration has been essential to the island since the birth of its nation. This volume makes a significant contribution to the study of international migration and transnationalism by exploring the Cape Verdean diaspora through its geographic diversity and with a broad thematic range"--Publisher's description.

Author : Luís Batalha
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0739107976

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The Cape Verdean Diaspora in Portugal by Luís Batalha Pdf

A challenging portrait of the Cape Verdeans in Portugal; it is the only ethnographic study of its kind. Lu's Batalha focuses simultaneously on former colonial subjects-cum-labor migrants and the elite, former colonialist, strata of society. The result of this comparative study lays bare the socio-cultural dynamics of race, gender, and post colonialism in the Cape Verde community.

Author : Armelle Gaulier,Denis-Constant Martin
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-19
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781928331513

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Cape Town Harmonies by Armelle Gaulier,Denis-Constant Martin Pdf

"Cape Towns public cultures can only be fully appreciated through recognition of its deep and diverse soundscape. We have to listen to what has made and makes a city. The ear is an integral part of the research tools one needs to get a sense of any city. We have to listen to the sounds that made and make the expansive mother city. Various of its constituent parts sound different from each other [T]here is the sound of the singing men and their choirs (teams they are called) in preparation for the longstanding annual Malay choral competitions. The lyrics from the various repertoires they perform are hardly ever written down. [] There are texts of the hallowed Dutch songs but these do not circulate easily and widely. Researchers dream of finding lyrics from decades ago, not to mention a few generations ago back to the early 19th century. This work by Denis Constant Martin and Armelle Gaulier provides us with a very useful selection of these songs. More than that, it is a critical sociological reflection of the place of these songs and their performers in the context that have given rise to them and sustains their relevance. It is a necessary work and is a very important scholarly intervention about a rather neglected aspect of the history and present production of music in the city."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : South Africa
ISBN : SRLF:A0008232506

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Cape Monthly Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : South Africa
ISBN : NYPL:33433024103941

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The Cape Monthly Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sheldon MacInnes
Publisher : Goose Lane Editions
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015040194071

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A Journey in Celtic Music--Cape Breton Style by Sheldon MacInnes Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004363397

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Creolization and Pidginization in Contexts of Postcolonial Diversity by Anonim Pdf

Creolization and pidginization are conceptualized and investigated as specific social processes in the course of which new common languages, socio-cultural practices and identifications are developed in contexts of postcolonial diversity shaped by distinct social, historical and local conditions.

Author : John G. Gibson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780773550612

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Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing by John G. Gibson Pdf

The step-dancing of the Scotch Gaels in Nova Scotia is the last living example of a form of dance that waned following the great emigrations to Canada that ended in 1845. The Scotch Gael has been reported as loving dance, but step-dancing in Scotland had all but disappeared by 1945. One must look to Gaelic Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, and Antigonish County, to find this tradition. Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing, the first study of its kind, gives this art form and the people and culture associated with it the prominence they have long deserved. Gaelic Scotland’s cultural record is by and large pre-literate, and references to dance have had to be sought in Gaelic songs, many of which were transcribed on paper by those who knew their culture might be lost with the decline of their language. The improved Scottish culture depended proudly on the teaching of dancing and the literate learning and transmission of music in accompaniment. Relying on fieldwork in Nova Scotia, and on mentions of dance in Gaelic song and verse in Scotland and Nova Scotia, John Gibson traces the historical roots of step-dancing, particularly the older forms of dancing originating in the Gaelic–speaking Scottish Highlands. He also places the current tradition as a development and part of the much larger British and European percussive dance tradition. With insight collected through written sources, tales, songs, manuscripts, book references, interviews, and conversations, Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing brings an important aspect of Gaelic history to the forefront of cultural debate.

Author : Carrol L. Fry
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476635316

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Primal Roots of Horror Cinema by Carrol L. Fry Pdf

Why is horror in film and literature so popular? Why do viewers and readers enjoy feeling fearful? Experts in the fields of sociobiology and evolutionary psychology posit that behaviors from our ancestors that favored survival and adaptation still influence our actions, decisions and thoughts today. The author, with input from a new generation of Darwinists, explores six primal narratives that recur in the horror genre. They are territoriality, tribalism, fear of genetic assimilation, mating rituals, fear of the predator, and distrust or fear of the Other.

Author : Elijah Wald
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781135863678

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Global Minstrels by Elijah Wald Pdf

As the fastest growing sector of the U.S. music market, world music has embedded itself in the fabric of American life. Artists such as Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon and the Talking Heads have all utilized characteristics of the "world" sound in their music, while international performers are enjoying unexpected fame in the U.S. At the same time, in an era of unprecedented immigration and globalization, people all over the world are using music as way to preserve their local and ethnic identity. Global Minstrels: Voices of World Music is an accessible introduction to international music and culture. Including conversations with dozens of artists from five continents, it explores the breadth of the world music experience through the voices of the musicians themselves. In the process, it gives a unique view of the interactions of a globalizing society and introduces readers to some of the most fascinating and thoughtful artists working on the current scene. Artists profiled include Oumou Sangare, Caetano Veloso, Ravi Shankar, Paco de Lucía, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and many more.

Author : MISTRA MISTRA
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781928509110

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Nation Formation and Social Cohesion by MISTRA MISTRA Pdf

Nation Formation and Social Cohesion is the publication of a MISTRA research project that set out to examine different interpretations and meanings that diverse social actors attach to the calls and prospects for nation formation and social cohesion. The publication links theories of nation formation and social cohesion to actual practices, both focused on the attainment of a just society founded on the irreducible equality of all its members on the one hand, and the factors militating against achieving this, on the other. Ethnographic research in four provinces provides the substance or practice to the theoretical framing of the discourse. The study proceeds by interrogating the theoretical suppositions of nation formation and social cohesion and this serves as a starting point for a thorough reflection on these two processes. Thus a synthesis, and not a conceptual position is arrived at, where the interdependence of nation formation and social cohesion, specifically for postcolonial societies, (and South Africa in particular) can be interrogated effectively and critically. This publication, with contributors Andries Oliphant, Yacoob Abba Omar, Joel Netshitenzhe, Leslie Dikeni, Shepi Mati, Vincent Williams, Robert Gallagher and Feizel Mamdoo, is intended to add to the debate and stimulate new thinking around the diffcult processes that are being sought to build a nation in the 21st century.

Author : John A. Basile
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625857613

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Cape Cod Jazz by John A. Basile Pdf

The first notes of jazz hit Cape Cod in the very early days of the genre. Bournehurst-on-the-Canal hosted top bands, and emerging swing era dancers packed the hall. Cape Cod's "First Lady of Jazz," Marie Marcus, was a child prodigy in Boston and found some of her most important instruction in the art of stride piano during lessons with great pianist Fats Waller in New York. At the very tip of the Cape, the Atlantic House in Provincetown showcased performances from some of the biggest names like Gerry Mulligan, Billie Holiday and Stan Getz. Author John Basile details the fascinating history and amazing musicians that made Cape Cod a music destination.