{"product_id":"9781928331506","title":"Cape Town Harmonies: Memory, Humour and Resilience","description":"Cape Town�s 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. � Shamil Jeppie, Associate Professor, Department of Historical Studies, University of Cape Town\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eGaulier, Armelle, Martin, Denis-Constant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAfrican Minds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eJul 20, 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e368 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e1928331505\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781928331506\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"African Minds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46701897417009,"sku":"9781928331506","price":56.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9781928331506.jpg?v=1690378035","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/es\/products\/9781928331506","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}