黒人女性歌手たちの南アフリカ : 50年代と90年代の継続性

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This paper explores the heritage of black women singers in South Africa. The starting point is the fifties when urban African music flourished. Singers like Miriam Makeba, Dolly Rathebe and Dorothy Masuka were the leading stars. They drew inspiration from the experience of migration from rural areas to the cities. Their musical influences also came from Christian education and African-American music. The fifties saw the strengthening of Apartheid policy as well. Black women singers had to face both racial and sexual discriminations. Some even had to leave the country or give up their careers. But their legacy has been passed down to black women singers of the nineties, such as Brenda Fassie, Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Rebecca Malope. Although their music was regarded as "bubblegum" when they entered pop scene in the eighties, they are now far beyond that label. They are aware of the great heritage of African music and making the best use of the more privileged environment than that in the Apartheid era. However, many things are still left to be done. Women from the fifties and those of the younger generation still struggling for a better South Africa through the act of singing.
プール学院大学の論文
1999-12-31