Knowledge (XXG)

Marabi

Source 📝

175:. The Garland Encyclopedia of Music says, "Fundamental to much of the musical mix (of Graceland) was the influence of the African-American jazz, introduced into South Africa by transnational record-distribution networks in the 1920s. Most South African jazz musicians could not read scores, so they developed their own jazz flavor, mixing American swing with African melodies. The dynamic blend of african-american structure and African style became the basis for early South African township jazz known as marabi." 155:, arguably the most distinctive form of South African music. This has continued to influence South African music since then, from the jazz performers of the post-war years to the more populist township forms of the 1980s and onwards. With the infusion of more traditional influences, marabi has lost much of its link to the style's jazz roots and is now part of the African music culture as opposed to South African Jazz. 118:, with roots deep in the African tradition. Early marabi musicians were part of an underground musical culture and were typically not recorded. Indeed, as with early jazz in the US, the music incurred the displeasure of the establishment. Nonetheless, as with early jazz, the lilting melodies and catchy rhythms of marabi found their way into the sounds of popular dance bands with a distinctively South African style. 2527: 136:
The most famous of marabi's venues were the shebeens, and the weekend-long slumyard parties. For almost everyone outside ghetto life, however, marabi and its subculture were shunned. Associated with illegality, police raids, sex and a desperately impoverished working class, marabi was thought of as a
132:
Marabi is characterised by a few simple chords repeated in varying vamping patterns that could go on for a long time; repetitive harmonic patterns being typical of traditional African musics. This was the case so people could dance for extended periods of time without having to know the songs well.
490: 148:. The beginnings of broadcast radio intended for black listeners and the growth of an indigenous recording industry helped propel such sounds to immense popularity from the 1930s onward. 212: 278: 1553: 308: 391: 483: 1856: 1795: 476: 190: 1815: 2551: 129:
were sold), and to get them dancing. "Shebeens" resemble the American speakeasies of the prohibition era where American Jazz was very popular.
1780: 206: 87:
The early part of the century saw the increasing urbanisation of black South Africans in mining centres such as the gold mining area around
2511: 1805: 1775: 151:
Such bands produced the first generation of professional black musicians in South Africa. Over the years, marabi developed into early
2476: 343: 233: 1621: 2305: 1601: 362: 249: 95:. This led to the development of township slums or ghettos, and out of this hardship came forth new forms of music, marabi and 2571: 1548: 1186: 1121: 449: 1742: 1717: 1642: 1573: 1563: 335: 270: 300: 1737: 1692: 1616: 1611: 1606: 1578: 1492: 225: 1757: 1558: 2188: 1835: 1752: 1502: 725: 1851: 1790: 1507: 2566: 2561: 1825: 1727: 1677: 1583: 1543: 1522: 1512: 1482: 2183: 2055: 1810: 1800: 1767: 1527: 1487: 1472: 1459: 2504: 1895: 1820: 1785: 1517: 1497: 1477: 1467: 1164: 500: 33: 787: 137:
corrupting menace and for this reason, it is no surprise that no early marabi musicians were recorded.
133:
People were able to pick up the feel and rhythm of the song after a few times through the progression.
2576: 2556: 2455: 2270: 2178: 1882: 1657: 1568: 2300: 1900: 1747: 1652: 1241: 1206: 668: 103: 2280: 2163: 2070: 2043: 1933: 1712: 1316: 1169: 1114: 624: 590: 159: 1006: 169:
One of the most notable musical pieces that contain a hint of Marabi is Paul Simon's 1986 epic,
2488: 2411: 1637: 602: 575: 339: 229: 202: 171: 437: 2482: 2295: 2173: 2168: 2050: 1971: 1707: 1697: 1395: 1249: 1033: 767: 760: 755: 619: 585: 570: 565: 528: 429: 145: 989: 859: 2497: 2213: 2193: 2145: 1950: 1928: 1687: 1682: 1385: 1365: 1353: 1144: 1078: 1063: 979: 959: 822: 782: 636: 543: 533: 523: 2229: 2026: 1427: 1415: 1048: 750: 631: 595: 548: 2545: 2460: 2443: 2428: 2355: 2350: 2345: 2340: 2335: 2330: 2325: 2320: 2315: 2310: 2130: 2107: 2005: 1993: 1983: 1966: 1593: 1437: 1296: 1231: 1216: 1196: 1107: 944: 939: 827: 511: 141: 140:
A reflection of this music can be heard in the music of such Cape Jazz performers as
92: 453: 366: 2450: 2370: 2365: 2360: 2114: 2102: 2095: 2085: 2038: 2033: 2000: 1876: 1871: 1861: 1732: 1444: 1281: 1181: 1011: 996: 949: 864: 844: 646: 553: 516: 88: 81: 468: 219: 2531: 2433: 2396: 2090: 2080: 2075: 2060: 2021: 1976: 1890: 1866: 1722: 1702: 1667: 1662: 1647: 1432: 1420: 1405: 1338: 1221: 1201: 1176: 1149: 807: 735: 695: 612: 607: 2418: 2406: 2250: 2234: 2140: 2065: 1923: 1390: 1375: 1348: 1328: 1226: 1211: 1073: 919: 904: 797: 2386: 2135: 1988: 1938: 1830: 1449: 1410: 1333: 1321: 1311: 1306: 1301: 1291: 1286: 1276: 1191: 1154: 869: 777: 745: 730: 720: 680: 663: 658: 538: 802: 106:
style (often using cheap pedal organs) that had a musical link to American
2391: 2290: 1672: 1400: 1343: 1269: 1259: 1159: 964: 954: 934: 817: 792: 715: 690: 653: 580: 163: 152: 126: 69: 2526: 2438: 2423: 2285: 1380: 1264: 1088: 1083: 1058: 1043: 1038: 974: 909: 899: 874: 839: 772: 740: 685: 673: 122: 111: 43: 1360: 1053: 1028: 1016: 1001: 929: 924: 894: 884: 879: 710: 705: 641: 984: 121:
The sound of marabi was intended to draw people into local bars or "
2401: 2275: 1254: 1068: 1023: 969: 889: 849: 834: 700: 558: 115: 96: 48: 1130: 812: 107: 38: 1103: 472: 410: 408: 187:
Soweto Blues: Jazz, Popular Music, and Politics in South Africa
80:
is a style of music and dance form that evolved and emerged in
854: 301:"The development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004" 221:
Nightsong: Performance, Power, and Practice in South Africa
162:
style in the 1940s, best known for the international hit "
332:
Post-Apartheid Dance Many Bodies Many Voices Many Stories
158:
The synthesis of American jazz with marabi produced the
1099: 199:
Marabi Nights: Early South African Jazz and Vaudeville
385: 383: 357: 355: 2469: 2379: 2263: 2243: 2222: 2206: 2156: 2123: 2014: 1959: 1916: 1909: 1844: 1766: 1630: 1592: 1536: 1458: 1240: 1137: 65: 57: 26: 21: 213:"The melody of freedom: A reflection on music" 1115: 484: 8: 417:Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Vol. 1 2153: 1913: 1122: 1108: 1100: 491: 477: 469: 18: 261: 16:South African musical style and genre 7: 330:Friedman, Sharon (16 January 2013). 281:from the original on 28 October 2021 211:Gwangwa, Jonas; van Aurich, Fulco. 14: 2477:Album covers of Blue Note Records 311:from the original on 19 June 2023 2525: 102:Marabi was the name given to a 1857:Institutions and organizations 197:Ballantine, Christopher John, 1: 2552:South African styles of music 1554:Cool jazz and West Coast jazz 363:"South African Music: Marabi" 336:Cambridge Scholars Publishing 125:" (where illicit drinks like 84:between the 1890s and 1920s. 305:South African History Online 250:South African Music: Marabi 226:University of Chicago Press 2593: 2521: 1883:See Template: Jazz theory 507: 390:Ballantine, Christopher. 419:. New York: Garland Pub. 34:South African folk music 271:"African Popular Music" 1049:Sudanese popular music 269:Collins, John (2002). 218:Veit, Elrmann (1996). 2572:African popular music 501:African popular music 275:University of Alberta 201:, Ravan Press, 1993. 2271:Bibliography of jazz 2051:Continental European 415:Stone, Ruth (1998). 394:. Grove Music Online 2512:Straight, No Chaser 2301:Straight-ahead jazz 1758:Winter & Winter 1207:French horn in jazz 669:African heavy metal 2456:West African music 2281:British dance band 2071:European free jazz 2044:British dance band 1537:Musicians by genre 1317:Free improvisation 2539: 2538: 2412:New Orleans blues 2259: 2258: 2202: 2201: 1776:Beaches (Toronto) 1187:Swing performance 1097: 1096: 207:978-0-86975-439-9 193:. pp. 15–20. 75: 74: 27:Stylistic origins 2584: 2530: 2529: 2296:Continental jazz 2189:Washington, D.C. 2154: 2056:Czech and Slovak 1914: 1698:India Navigation 1396:Progressive jazz 1250:Avant-garde jazz 1124: 1117: 1110: 1101: 1034:Shangaan Electro 493: 486: 479: 470: 465: 463: 461: 452:. Archived from 448:Johnson, Keith. 440: 430:Randall Abrahams 427: 421: 420: 412: 403: 402: 400: 399: 387: 378: 377: 375: 374: 365:. Archived from 359: 350: 349: 334:(2nd ed.). 327: 321: 320: 318: 316: 297: 291: 290: 288: 286: 266: 239: 194: 146:Abdullah Ibrahim 99:amongst others. 66:Derivative forms 58:Cultural origins 19: 2592: 2591: 2587: 2586: 2585: 2583: 2582: 2581: 2542: 2541: 2540: 2535: 2532:Jazz portal 2524: 2517: 2498:The Jazz Singer 2465: 2444:Novelty ragtime 2375: 2255: 2239: 2218: 2198: 2152: 2119: 2010: 1955: 1910:Regional scenes 1905: 1840: 1762: 1688:Groove Merchant 1678:Flying Dutchman 1626: 1588: 1532: 1454: 1386:Orchestral jazz 1366:Mainstream jazz 1354:Afro-Cuban jazz 1236: 1145:Outline of jazz 1133: 1128: 1098: 1093: 1079:Zimbabwean jazz 960:Muziki wa dansi 823:Burger-highlife 783:Congolese rumba 637:Nigerian reggae 524:African hip hop 503: 497: 459: 457: 456:on 8 March 2012 447: 444: 443: 434:Spinning Around 428: 424: 414: 413: 406: 397: 395: 389: 388: 381: 372: 370: 361: 360: 353: 346: 329: 328: 324: 314: 312: 307:. 26 May 2023. 299: 298: 294: 284: 282: 268: 267: 263: 258: 246: 236: 217: 184: 181: 179:Further reading 53: 17: 12: 11: 5: 2590: 2588: 2580: 2579: 2574: 2569: 2567:1920s in music 2564: 2562:1890s in music 2559: 2554: 2544: 2543: 2537: 2536: 2522: 2519: 2518: 2516: 2515: 2508: 2505:Round Midnight 2501: 2494: 2486: 2479: 2473: 2471: 2467: 2466: 2464: 2463: 2458: 2453: 2448: 2447: 2446: 2436: 2431: 2426: 2421: 2416: 2415: 2414: 2409: 2399: 2394: 2389: 2383: 2381: 2377: 2376: 2374: 2373: 2368: 2363: 2358: 2353: 2348: 2343: 2338: 2333: 2328: 2323: 2318: 2313: 2308: 2303: 2298: 2293: 2288: 2283: 2278: 2273: 2267: 2265: 2261: 2260: 2257: 2256: 2254: 2253: 2247: 2245: 2241: 2240: 2238: 2237: 2235:Latin American 2232: 2226: 2224: 2223:South American 2220: 2219: 2217: 2216: 2210: 2208: 2204: 2203: 2200: 2199: 2197: 2196: 2191: 2186: 2181: 2176: 2171: 2166: 2164:Baltimore jazz 2160: 2158: 2151: 2150: 2149: 2148: 2141:Latin American 2138: 2133: 2127: 2125: 2124:North American 2121: 2120: 2118: 2117: 2112: 2111: 2110: 2100: 2099: 2098: 2088: 2083: 2078: 2073: 2068: 2063: 2058: 2053: 2048: 2047: 2046: 2036: 2031: 2030: 2029: 2018: 2016: 2012: 2011: 2009: 2008: 2003: 1998: 1997: 1996: 1991: 1981: 1980: 1979: 1969: 1963: 1961: 1957: 1956: 1954: 1953: 1948: 1947: 1946: 1941: 1931: 1926: 1920: 1918: 1911: 1907: 1906: 1904: 1903: 1898: 1893: 1888: 1887: 1886: 1874: 1869: 1864: 1859: 1854: 1848: 1846: 1842: 1841: 1839: 1838: 1833: 1828: 1823: 1818: 1813: 1808: 1803: 1798: 1793: 1788: 1783: 1778: 1772: 1770: 1764: 1763: 1761: 1760: 1755: 1750: 1745: 1740: 1735: 1730: 1725: 1720: 1715: 1710: 1705: 1700: 1695: 1690: 1685: 1680: 1675: 1670: 1665: 1660: 1655: 1650: 1645: 1640: 1634: 1632: 1628: 1627: 1625: 1624: 1619: 1614: 1609: 1604: 1598: 1596: 1590: 1589: 1587: 1586: 1581: 1576: 1571: 1566: 1561: 1556: 1551: 1546: 1540: 1538: 1534: 1533: 1531: 1530: 1525: 1520: 1515: 1510: 1505: 1500: 1495: 1493:Percussionists 1490: 1485: 1480: 1475: 1470: 1464: 1462: 1456: 1455: 1453: 1452: 1447: 1442: 1441: 1440: 1430: 1425: 1424: 1423: 1416:Spiritual jazz 1413: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1357: 1356: 1346: 1341: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1325: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1304: 1299: 1294: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1273: 1272: 1267: 1262: 1252: 1246: 1244: 1238: 1237: 1235: 1234: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1173: 1172: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1141: 1139: 1138:General topics 1135: 1134: 1129: 1127: 1126: 1119: 1112: 1104: 1095: 1094: 1092: 1091: 1086: 1081: 1076: 1071: 1066: 1061: 1056: 1051: 1046: 1041: 1036: 1031: 1026: 1021: 1020: 1019: 1009: 1004: 999: 994: 993: 992: 982: 977: 972: 967: 962: 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 917: 912: 907: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 862: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 831: 830: 825: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 764: 763: 758: 748: 743: 738: 733: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 703: 698: 693: 688: 683: 678: 677: 676: 671: 661: 656: 651: 650: 649: 644: 639: 632:African reggae 629: 628: 627: 622: 617: 616: 615: 610: 600: 599: 598: 596:Hip hop galsen 588: 583: 578: 573: 568: 563: 562: 561: 556: 546: 541: 536: 531: 521: 520: 519: 508: 505: 504: 498: 496: 495: 488: 481: 473: 467: 466: 442: 441: 422: 404: 379: 351: 344: 338:. p. 83. 322: 292: 260: 259: 257: 254: 253: 252: 245: 244:External links 242: 241: 240: 234: 215: 209: 195: 185:Ansell, Gwen. 180: 177: 73: 72: 67: 63: 62: 59: 55: 54: 52: 51: 46: 41: 36: 30: 28: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2589: 2578: 2575: 2573: 2570: 2568: 2565: 2563: 2560: 2558: 2555: 2553: 2550: 2549: 2547: 2534: 2533: 2528: 2520: 2514: 2513: 2509: 2507: 2506: 2502: 2500: 2499: 2495: 2493: 2491: 2487: 2485: 2484: 2480: 2478: 2475: 2474: 2472: 2468: 2462: 2461:Western swing 2459: 2457: 2454: 2452: 2449: 2445: 2442: 2441: 2440: 2437: 2435: 2432: 2430: 2427: 2425: 2422: 2420: 2417: 2413: 2410: 2408: 2405: 2404: 2403: 2400: 2398: 2395: 2393: 2390: 2388: 2385: 2384: 2382: 2378: 2372: 2369: 2367: 2364: 2362: 2359: 2357: 2354: 2352: 2349: 2347: 2344: 2342: 2339: 2337: 2334: 2332: 2329: 2327: 2324: 2322: 2319: 2317: 2314: 2312: 2309: 2307: 2304: 2302: 2299: 2297: 2294: 2292: 2289: 2287: 2284: 2282: 2279: 2277: 2274: 2272: 2269: 2268: 2266: 2262: 2252: 2249: 2248: 2246: 2242: 2236: 2233: 2231: 2228: 2227: 2225: 2221: 2215: 2212: 2211: 2209: 2205: 2195: 2192: 2190: 2187: 2185: 2184:New York City 2182: 2180: 2177: 2175: 2172: 2170: 2167: 2165: 2162: 2161: 2159: 2155: 2147: 2144: 2143: 2142: 2139: 2137: 2134: 2132: 2129: 2128: 2126: 2122: 2116: 2113: 2109: 2108:Flamenco jazz 2106: 2105: 2104: 2101: 2097: 2094: 2093: 2092: 2089: 2087: 2084: 2082: 2079: 2077: 2074: 2072: 2069: 2067: 2064: 2062: 2059: 2057: 2054: 2052: 2049: 2045: 2042: 2041: 2040: 2037: 2035: 2032: 2028: 2025: 2024: 2023: 2020: 2019: 2017: 2013: 2007: 2004: 2002: 1999: 1995: 1992: 1990: 1987: 1986: 1985: 1982: 1978: 1975: 1974: 1973: 1970: 1968: 1965: 1964: 1962: 1958: 1952: 1949: 1945: 1942: 1940: 1937: 1936: 1935: 1934:South African 1932: 1930: 1927: 1925: 1922: 1921: 1919: 1915: 1912: 1908: 1902: 1899: 1897: 1894: 1892: 1889: 1885: 1884: 1880: 1879: 1878: 1875: 1873: 1870: 1868: 1865: 1863: 1860: 1858: 1855: 1853: 1850: 1849: 1847: 1843: 1837: 1834: 1832: 1829: 1827: 1824: 1822: 1819: 1817: 1814: 1812: 1809: 1807: 1804: 1802: 1799: 1797: 1794: 1792: 1789: 1787: 1784: 1782: 1779: 1777: 1774: 1773: 1771: 1769: 1765: 1759: 1756: 1754: 1751: 1749: 1746: 1744: 1741: 1739: 1736: 1734: 1731: 1729: 1726: 1724: 1721: 1719: 1716: 1714: 1711: 1709: 1706: 1704: 1701: 1699: 1696: 1694: 1691: 1689: 1686: 1684: 1681: 1679: 1676: 1674: 1671: 1669: 1666: 1664: 1661: 1659: 1656: 1654: 1651: 1649: 1646: 1644: 1641: 1639: 1636: 1635: 1633: 1631:Discographies 1629: 1623: 1620: 1618: 1615: 1613: 1610: 1608: 1605: 1603: 1600: 1599: 1597: 1595: 1591: 1585: 1582: 1580: 1577: 1575: 1572: 1570: 1567: 1565: 1562: 1560: 1557: 1555: 1552: 1550: 1547: 1545: 1542: 1541: 1539: 1535: 1529: 1526: 1524: 1521: 1519: 1518:Vibraphonists 1516: 1514: 1511: 1509: 1506: 1504: 1501: 1499: 1496: 1494: 1491: 1489: 1486: 1484: 1481: 1479: 1476: 1474: 1471: 1469: 1466: 1465: 1463: 1461: 1457: 1451: 1448: 1446: 1443: 1439: 1438:Swing revival 1436: 1435: 1434: 1431: 1429: 1426: 1422: 1419: 1418: 1417: 1414: 1412: 1409: 1407: 1404: 1402: 1399: 1397: 1394: 1392: 1389: 1387: 1384: 1382: 1379: 1377: 1374: 1372: 1369: 1367: 1364: 1362: 1359: 1355: 1352: 1351: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1342: 1340: 1337: 1335: 1332: 1330: 1327: 1323: 1320: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1309: 1308: 1305: 1303: 1300: 1298: 1297:Flamenco jazz 1295: 1293: 1290: 1288: 1285: 1283: 1280: 1278: 1275: 1271: 1268: 1266: 1263: 1261: 1258: 1257: 1256: 1253: 1251: 1248: 1247: 1245: 1243: 1239: 1233: 1232:Women in jazz 1230: 1228: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1218: 1217:Jazz trombone 1215: 1213: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1203: 1200: 1198: 1197:Jazz drumming 1195: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1183: 1180: 1178: 1175: 1171: 1168: 1167: 1166: 1165:Improvisation 1163: 1161: 1158: 1156: 1153: 1151: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1142: 1140: 1136: 1132: 1125: 1120: 1118: 1113: 1111: 1106: 1105: 1102: 1090: 1087: 1085: 1082: 1080: 1077: 1075: 1072: 1070: 1067: 1065: 1062: 1060: 1057: 1055: 1052: 1050: 1047: 1045: 1042: 1040: 1037: 1035: 1032: 1030: 1027: 1025: 1022: 1018: 1015: 1014: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1005: 1003: 1000: 998: 995: 991: 988: 987: 986: 983: 981: 978: 976: 973: 971: 968: 966: 963: 961: 958: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 921: 918: 916: 913: 911: 908: 906: 903: 901: 898: 896: 893: 891: 888: 886: 883: 881: 878: 876: 873: 871: 868: 866: 863: 861: 858: 856: 853: 851: 848: 846: 843: 841: 838: 836: 833: 829: 828:Igbo highlife 826: 824: 821: 820: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 762: 759: 757: 754: 753: 752: 749: 747: 744: 742: 739: 737: 734: 732: 729: 727: 724: 722: 719: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 702: 699: 697: 694: 692: 689: 687: 684: 682: 679: 675: 672: 670: 667: 666: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 634: 633: 630: 626: 623: 621: 618: 614: 611: 609: 606: 605: 604: 601: 597: 594: 593: 592: 589: 587: 584: 582: 579: 577: 574: 572: 569: 567: 564: 560: 557: 555: 552: 551: 550: 547: 545: 542: 540: 537: 535: 532: 530: 527: 526: 525: 522: 518: 515: 514: 513: 512:African blues 510: 509: 506: 502: 494: 489: 487: 482: 480: 475: 474: 471: 455: 451: 446: 445: 439: 435: 431: 426: 423: 418: 411: 409: 405: 393: 386: 384: 380: 369:on 2015-05-19 368: 364: 358: 356: 352: 347: 345:9781443845649 341: 337: 333: 326: 323: 310: 306: 302: 296: 293: 280: 276: 272: 265: 262: 255: 251: 248: 247: 243: 237: 235:9780226217215 231: 227: 223: 222: 216: 214: 210: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 188: 183: 182: 178: 176: 174: 173: 167: 165: 161: 156: 154: 149: 147: 143: 142:Basil Coetzee 138: 134: 130: 128: 124: 119: 117: 113: 109: 105: 100: 98: 94: 93:Witwatersrand 90: 85: 83: 79: 71: 68: 64: 60: 56: 50: 47: 45: 42: 40: 37: 35: 32: 31: 29: 25: 20: 2523: 2510: 2503: 2496: 2492:(miniseries) 2489: 2481: 2451:Sophisti-pop 1943: 1881: 1872:Jazz royalty 1862:Jazz funeral 1658:Contemporary 1549:Chamber jazz 1503:Saxophonists 1473:Clarinetists 1445:Third stream 1370: 1282:Chamber jazz 1182:Scat singing 1007:Santé engagé 950:Moroccan pop 914: 865:Kadongo Kamu 845:Isicathamiya 788:Coupé-décalé 647:Zimdancehall 517:desert blues 458:. Retrieved 454:the original 433: 425: 416: 396:. Retrieved 371:. Retrieved 367:the original 331: 325: 313:. Retrieved 304: 295: 283:. Retrieved 274: 264: 220: 198: 186: 170: 168: 157: 150: 139: 135: 131: 120: 101: 89:Johannesburg 86: 82:South Africa 77: 76: 2577:Dance music 2557:Jazz genres 2434:Quiet storm 2397:Contradanza 2179:New Orleans 2174:Kansas City 1977:Jazz mugham 1972:Azerbaijani 1896:Second line 1891:Rare groove 1877:Jazz theory 1867:Jazz poetry 1852:Contrafacts 1836:Saint Lucia 1816:New Orleans 1748:Strata-East 1723:MPS Records 1653:Cobblestone 1574:Smooth jazz 1564:Jazz fusion 1508:Trombonists 1421:Sacred jazz 1406:Smooth jazz 1339:Jazz fusion 1222:Jazz violin 1202:Jazz guitar 1177:Jam session 1150:Jazz (word) 696:Ambasse bey 613:Zenji flava 608:Bongo Flava 315:24 December 224:. Chicago: 160:tsaba-tsaba 61:1890s–1920s 2546:Categories 2419:Brass band 2407:Jump blues 2251:Ethno jazz 2214:Australian 2194:West Coast 1951:Zimbabwean 1791:Copenhagen 1713:Mainstream 1523:Violinists 1513:Trumpeters 1483:Guitarists 1391:Organ trio 1376:Modal jazz 1349:Latin jazz 1329:Gypsy jazz 1227:Vocal jazz 1212:Jazz piano 1074:Ziglibithy 920:Marrabenta 905:Mahraganat 768:Chimurenga 625:Zimbabwean 591:Senegalese 499:Genres of 398:2011-05-03 373:2010-05-17 256:References 189:. London: 2387:Acid jazz 2244:Worldwide 2230:Brazilian 2027:Bulgarian 1989:Indo jazz 1939:Cape jazz 1826:North Sea 1781:Cape Town 1768:Festivals 1743:Riverside 1718:Milestone 1643:Blue Note 1638:Bethlehem 1622:post-1950 1594:Standards 1579:Soul jazz 1528:Vocalists 1488:Organists 1460:Musicians 1450:Trad jazz 1411:Soul jazz 1334:Jazz-funk 1322:Punk jazz 1312:Free funk 1307:Free jazz 1302:Folk jazz 1292:Dixieland 1287:Cool jazz 1277:Cape jazz 1192:Jazz bass 1155:Jazz band 1064:Wassoulou 980:Palm-wine 870:Kidandali 778:Coladeira 746:Cape jazz 731:Bend-skin 721:Bantowbol 681:Afro-soul 664:Afro-rock 659:Afrobeats 603:Tanzanian 576:Mauritian 191:Continuum 172:Graceland 2392:Afrobeat 2306:Pre-1920 2291:Jazz Age 2207:Oceanian 2157:American 2131:Canadian 2015:European 2006:Japanese 1967:Armenian 1929:Malawian 1924:Ethiopia 1811:Montreux 1806:Montreal 1801:Monterey 1738:Prestige 1708:Landmark 1693:Impulse! 1673:ESP-Disk 1602:Pre-1920 1559:Hard bop 1498:Pianists 1478:Drummers 1468:Bassists 1401:Ska jazz 1344:Jazz rap 1270:Post-bop 1260:Hard bop 1160:Big band 965:Ndombolo 955:Motswako 935:Mbaqanga 818:Highlife 793:Edo Funk 761:Moroccan 756:Algerian 716:Bajourou 691:Amapiano 654:Afrobeat 620:Togolese 586:Nigerien 581:Nigerian 571:Moroccan 566:Malawian 539:Ghanaian 529:Algerian 450:"Marabi" 392:"Marabi" 309:Archived 285:18 April 279:Archived 164:Skokiaan 153:mbaqanga 127:skokiaan 123:shebeens 104:keyboard 70:Mbaqanga 2439:Ragtime 2424:Exotica 2380:Related 2286:Ragtime 2264:History 2169:Chicago 2136:Haitian 2115:Swedish 2103:Spanish 2086:Italian 2039:British 2034:Belgian 2001:Iranian 1917:African 1845:Culture 1821:Newport 1796:Jakarta 1786:Chicago 1683:Freedom 1381:Nu jazz 1265:Neo-bop 1089:Zouglou 1084:Zoblazo 1059:Tabanka 1044:Soukous 1039:Singeli 990:Raï'n'B 975:Odi Pop 910:Makossa 900:Madiaba 875:Kizomba 840:Hiplife 741:Bikutsi 726:Batuque 674:Zamrock 544:Ivorian 534:Gambian 112:ragtime 44:ragtime 2091:Polish 2081:German 2076:French 2061:Danish 2022:Balkan 1984:Indian 1944:Marabi 1901:Venues 1428:Stride 1371:Marabi 1361:M-Base 1242:Genres 1054:Taarab 1029:Shaabi 1017:Seggae 1002:Salegy 997:Sakara 930:Mbalax 925:Maloya 915:Marabi 895:Logobi 885:Kwaito 880:Kuduro 803:Funaná 751:Chaabi 711:Azonto 706:Assiko 642:Seggae 554:Boomba 549:Kenyan 342:  232:  205:  91:- the 78:Marabi 22:Marabi 2470:Media 2429:Plugg 2402:Blues 2356:2010s 2351:2000s 2346:1990s 2341:1980s 2336:1970s 2331:1960s 2326:1950s 2321:1940s 2316:1930s 2311:1920s 2276:Blues 2146:Cuban 2066:Dutch 1994:Sitar 1960:Asian 1753:Verve 1617:1940s 1612:1930s 1607:1920s 1584:Swing 1544:Bebop 1433:Swing 1255:Bebop 1069:Zaley 1024:Semba 970:Njuup 945:Morna 940:Mbube 890:Kwela 850:Jaiva 835:Hipco 808:Gnawa 736:Benga 701:Apala 559:Genge 460:1 May 438:p. 15 116:blues 97:kwela 49:blues 2490:Jazz 2483:Bird 2371:2022 2366:2021 2361:2020 2096:Yass 1831:Pori 1733:Muse 1569:Scat 1170:Jazz 1131:Jazz 1012:Sega 860:Jùjú 813:Gqom 798:Fuji 773:Colá 686:Alté 462:2011 340:ISBN 317:2023 287:2024 230:ISBN 203:ISBN 114:and 108:jazz 39:jazz 1728:MPS 1703:JMT 1668:ECM 1663:CTI 1648:BYG 985:Raï 855:Jit 166:". 144:or 2548:: 436:, 432:, 407:^ 382:^ 354:^ 303:. 277:. 273:. 228:. 110:, 1123:e 1116:t 1109:v 492:e 485:t 478:v 464:. 401:. 376:. 348:. 319:. 289:. 238:.

Index

South African folk music
jazz
ragtime
blues
Mbaqanga
South Africa
Johannesburg
Witwatersrand
kwela
keyboard
jazz
ragtime
blues
shebeens
skokiaan
Basil Coetzee
Abdullah Ibrahim
mbaqanga
tsaba-tsaba
Skokiaan
Graceland
Continuum
ISBN
978-0-86975-439-9
"The melody of freedom: A reflection on music"
Nightsong: Performance, Power, and Practice in South Africa
University of Chicago Press
ISBN
9780226217215
South African Music: Marabi

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.