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Chamisa, Vimbai: |
CONTENTS
Declaration ii
Dedication iii
Abstract iv
Acknowledgements v
Contents vi
List of Figures viii
Chapter One
Introduction 1
Musical Traditions and Historical Processes 4
Influences in the Popular Music 7
Research Aim and Rationale 9
Research Objectives 10
Research Methods and Procedures 11
Classifying the Repertoire 16
The Socio-political Significance 18
Chapter Summaries 19
Chapter Two
Literature Review and Theoretical Framework 21
Introduction 21
Towards Understanding Shona Popular Adaptations
as “Traditional” Art 21
Authenticity and Identity in Music 25
Adaptation of Traditional Music and Copyright 28
Structural Analysis 32
Chapter Three
“Doing the Serious Business of Older People Correctly”:
Zimbabwean Mbira Popular Adaptations 36
Introduction 36
Historical Background to the Performance of Mbira Indigenous Music 37
Strategies for Adapting Mbira Traditional Music 39
Imitation: Entire Mbira Adaptation 40
Sampling: Adapting the Standard Basic Mbira Part: Imitation 44
Abstract Adaptation: Adapting Sung Mbira Melody and or Text 52
Connection between Popular Texts and Traditional Mbira Pieces 59
Conclusion 62
Chapter Four
Impacts of Shona Ngoma Rhythms on Zimbabwean Popular Music 66
Introduction 66
Understanding Ngoma Rhythms 67
Combining Technique: Interpreting Connections between Shona Ngoma Genres 69
Traditional and Popular Manifestations 74
Imitation: Entire ngoma adaptations 75
Sampling of Shona ngoma music 76
Jiti Popular music: Relationship between Musical Style and Lyrics 84
Conclusion 88
Chapter Five
Commodified Shona Music: Safeguarding Indigenous Musical heritage? Local Community Perspectives 92
Introduction 92
Preservation through Adaptation 95
Traditional Music and the Heritage Discourse in Zimbabwe 96
Community Members and their Relationships to Shona Traditional Music 98
Hearing Popular Adaptations as Nhaka 102
Discussions of the Traditional 107
Conclusion 109
Chapter Six
Conclusions 110
Appendix
A List of Commodified Shona Songs 115
Bibliography 121
Discography 128