Based on a decade of field research undertaken mainly in the north and central areas of Namibia since 1993, this report poses questions about fundamental purposes of music-making, and the conscious response of people to the contemporary Namibian socio-political situation. It provides a broad overview of music emanating from different cultural practices in Namibia, and relates this to the State’s political strategies for ensuring unity and nation-building through policy-making, education and broadcast media. The changes that occur in musical practices are seen as strategic cultural choices and ongoing identity-formation.
Based on a decade of field research undertaken mainly in the north and central areas of Namibia since 1993, this report poses questions about fundamental purposes of music-making, and the conscious response of people to the contemporary Namibian socio-political situation. It provides a broad overview of music emanating from different cultural practices in Namibia, and relates this to the State’s political strategies for ensuring unity and nation-building through policy-making, education and broadcast media. The changes that occur in musical practices are seen as strategic cultural choices and ongoing identity-formation.
Music as Instrument of Diversity and Unity: Notes on a Namibian Landscape, Research Report No. 124
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Music as Instrument of Diversity and Unity: Notes on a Namibian Landscape, Research Report No. 124
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789171065100 |
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| Publisher: | Nordic Africa Institute, The |
| Publication date: | 06/28/2003 |
| Pages: | 55 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.84(w) x 8.74(h) x 0.15(d) |
| Lexile: | 1430L (what's this?) |