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This volume brings together for the first time book chapters, articles and position pieces from the debates on music and identity, which seek to answer classic

For several centuries Cape Town has accommodated a great variety of musical genres which have usually been associated with specific population groups living in

The analysis of popular music forces us to rethink the assumptions that underpin our approaches to the study of Western music. Not least, it brings to the fore

How are national identities constructed and articulated through music? Popular music has long been associated with political dissent, and the nation state has c

Music narrates personal, communal and national experiences. It is a rich repository of a people’s deepest fears, hopes, and achievements, especially as it com