Nompumelelo Zondi

Bahlabelelelani - Why Do They Sing?

Gender and Power in Contemporary Women's Songs

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the nature of women's contemporary songs in the rural community of Zwelibomvu, near Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 273g
• ISBN-13: 9781032630861
• ISBN-10: 1032630868
• Artikelnr.: 73741275

Autorenporträt

Nompumelelo Zondi is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of African Languages at the University of Pretoria.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction: Women's Songs in a Patriarchal Society
2. A Theoretical Framework for the Analysis of Women's Songs
3. Popular Songs in African Contexts: An Overview of the Literature
4. The Performance Settings of the Zwelibomvu Women's Songs
5. Gender and Power in Contemporary Women's Songs
6. Composition and Circulation of Contemporary Women's Songs
7. Conclusion: Bahlabelelelani-ke - Why Then, Do They Sing?
Appendix
Select Bibliography
Index

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Acknowledgements

1. Introduction: Women's Songs in a Patriarchal Society

2. A Theoretical Framework for the Analysis of Women's Songs

3. Popular Songs in African Contexts: An Overview of the Literature

4. The Performance Settings of the Zwelibomvu Women's Songs

5. Gender and Power in Contemporary Women's Songs

6. Composition and Circulation of Contemporary Women's Songs

7. Conclusion: Bahlabelelelani-ke - Why Then, Do They Sing?

Appendix

Select Bibliography

Index

Rezensionen

'Seziyosengwa yinkehli! (There is power in a woman's voice). This inspiring book by a woman writer gives other women a platform to tell their stories in the best African way possible - ngomculo (through music).'

- Boni Zungu, Senior Lecturer: African Languages, University of the Witwatersrand

'Seziyosengwa yinkehli! (There is power in a woman's voice). This inspiring book by a woman writer gives other women a platform to tell their stories in the best African way possible - ngomculo (through music).'

- Boni Zungu, Senior Lecturer: African Languages, University of the Witwatersrand