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GM_SouthAfrica1.pptxGlobal Perspectives
Global Music:
South African
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Key Terms
homogenization
reggae
localization
isicathamiya
a cappella
choral declamation
call and response
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Global Music
colonization resulted in mixed musical cultures
recording technology
spreads mixed musical cultures
brings new influences to those cultures
gives listeners access to a wide variety
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Complexities of Globalism
two opposing tendencies
homogenization
adopting similar basic features, especially from African American music
localization
creating distinct local idioms from foreign music styles
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Isicathamiya
South African musical tradition
all-male a cappella song style
developed by Zulu-speaking migrant laborers
now familiar worldwide
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Complex International Roots
native traditions
choral polyphony
influence of missionaries
four-part harmony, Christian hymns
American vaudeville and minstrel shows
syncopated ragtime
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Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds
first recording stars of Zulu scene
“Mbube” (“Lion”), 1939
Pete Seeger, “Wimoweh,” 1952
The Tokens, “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” 1961
featured in Disney’s The Lion King, 1994
used in McDonald’s commercials with promotional tie-in
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More Complexities of Globalism
“Mbube” first recorded in Africa 70 years ago
a mix of African, European, and African American roots
remade by Disney, a multinational corporation
exploited by another multinational corporation to sell hamburgers!
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Solomon Linda, “Anoku Gonda”
uses two isicathamiya styles
free choral declamation at first
homophonic, no clear meter
a a b b a a
slides in all voices from high to low
switches to call-and-response
takes on clear meter
Linda against chorus; then basses against chorus
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