Sonic Spaces of the Karoo: The Sacred Music of a South African Coloured Community

Contents

Contents List of Multimedia Examples ix List of Illustrations xiii Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Author’s Note xix 1 Introduction: The Challenges of Inscribing Coloured Voices 1 2 Karoo People and Places 23 3 Hidden Transcripts: How Hymns Reveal History 41 4 “Senzeni na”: Interrelationships Between the Music of Mission and Independent African Church Denominations 63 5 Singing the “Queen’s English”: Church Choirs in Kroonvale 79 6 Mothers of the Church: Women’s Society Music and the Politics of Gender 102 7 Conclusion: Reflections on Karoo Sonic Spaces 122 Notes 131 Glossary 165 References 169 Index 191 ...