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Born To Kwaito - Reflections On The Kwaito Generation (Paperback): Esinako Ndabeni, Sihle Mthembu Born To Kwaito - Reflections On The Kwaito Generation (Paperback)
Esinako Ndabeni, Sihle Mthembu
R296 Discovery Miles 2 960 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Born To Kwaito considers the meaning of kwaito music now. ‘Now’ not only as in ‘after 1994’ or the Truth Commission but as a place in the psyche of black people in post-apartheid South Africa.

This collection of essays tackles the changing meaning of the genre after its decline and its ever-contested relevance. Through rigorous historical analysis as well as threads of narrative journalism Born To Kwaito interrogates issues of artistic autonomy, the politics of language in the music, and whether the music is part of a strand within the larger feminist movement in South Africa. Candid and insightful interviews from the genre’s foremost innovators and torchbearers, such as Mandla Spikiri, Arthur Mafokate, Robbie Malinga and Lance Stehr, provide unique historical context to kwaito music’s greatest highs, most captivating hits and most devastating lows. Born To Kwaito offers up a history of the genre from below by having conversations not only with musicians but with fans, engineers, photographers and filmmakers who bore witness to a revolution.

Living in a place between criticism and biography, Born To Kwaito merges academic theories and rigorous journalism to offer a new understanding into how the genre influenced other art forms such as fashion, TV and film. The book also reflects on how some of the music’s best hits have found new life through the mouths of local hip-hop’s current kingmakers and opened kwaito up to a new generation.

The book does not pretend to be an exhaustive history of the genre but rather a present-active analysis of that history as it settles and finds its meaning.

Trinity College London Electronic Keyboard Exam Pieces & Technical Work From 2019: Initial Grade (Staple bound): Joanna Clarke Trinity College London Electronic Keyboard Exam Pieces & Technical Work From 2019: Initial Grade (Staple bound)
Joanna Clarke; Trinity College London
R222 R200 Discovery Miles 2 000 Save R22 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Global Music Cultures - An Introduction to World Music (Paperback): Bonnie C. Wade, Patricia Shehan Campbell Global Music Cultures - An Introduction to World Music (Paperback)
Bonnie C. Wade, Patricia Shehan Campbell
R2,961 Discovery Miles 29 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Return Of The King - Elvis Presley's Great Comeback (Paperback): Gillian G. Gaar Return Of The King - Elvis Presley's Great Comeback (Paperback)
Gillian G. Gaar
R482 R367 Discovery Miles 3 670 Save R115 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

On January 1, 1967, a new contract between 'Colonel' Tom Parker and his sole client, Elvis Presley, gave Parker a 50 per cent cut of royalties and profits that Presely generated. It was an unashamed grab for a bigger piece of a pie that had actually been shrinking for some time. Parker's plan to re-establish Presley as a star after he left the army in 1960 had been successful at first, with the success of films like "G.I. Blues" and "Blue Hawaii" and their soundtracks. But as the decade progressed the films became formulaic, the music bland, and sales declined. By 1967 Presley's singles struggled to break the top 20, and he hadn't had a number one for six years. Yet by the end of 1968 he was artistically revitalized, re-emerging in a TV comeback special of December that year slimmed down for the now iconic black leather suit, playing country-soul influenced rock like he meant it and loved it. It was the pivotal moment of the second great period of Presley's career, which lasted through to the end of 1970, during which he recorded some of his most enduring records, including "Suspicious Minds" and "In The Ghetto". In "Return Of The King" author Gillian Gaar shows how Presley reclaimed his crown, making an extraordinary transition from fading MoR balladeer to engaged, vital artist.

Shadowman - Records of a Life Corrupted (Paperback): Johnny Daukes Shadowman - Records of a Life Corrupted (Paperback)
Johnny Daukes
R288 Discovery Miles 2 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Shadowman is an emotional and powerful read, deeply honest and very personal, and at times made bearable only by Johnny Daukes' ability to find comedy in horrific circumstances. An astonishing piece of work' - David Quantick This is no ordinary autobiography. In 2003 Johnny Daukes acknowledged to himself and confessed to his younger brother that he had been sexually abused as a child. This was by a man in charge of a boys' club in Oxford, run by the Catholic organisation Opus Dei. In 1984 the abuser married their older sister and the couple went on to have ten children. In 1992 Johnny formed the band FIN and they released records, toured extensively and received a great deal of press and national airplay. He also went on to become a successful voice-over artist, screenwriter and director. Later in life Johnny came to realise that these projects his lyrics, sketches and scripts were in fact the documents, or records, of a life that had been corrupted. Shadowman is an extraordinary memoir about childhood abuse and one man's unwitting attempt to examine and understand the past through creativity and art. 'What a unique book Johnny Daukes' Shadowman is. On the surface it's memoir but at its heart it's a book that wrestles with big questions about pain, art, memory and love' - Mat Osman 'Johnny Daukes' compelling memoir navigates both darkness and exhilaration with intensity and painful candour but also joy and wit. This is a book that is often melancholy but never mawkish and at its heart is an affirming appetite for life.' - Stuart Maconie AUTHOR: Johnny Daukes is a writer, musician, film editor, voice artist. He was the singer/songwriter of 90s indie-band FIN, became a comedy writer with sketch shows on BBCR4 (Radio9 & The Scanner), BBC3TV (The Message) and voiced 16 series of C4's Eurotrash. He wrote and directed the 2011 feature film Acts of Godfrey (starring Simon Callow), released solo albums including Promise that was album of the week in The Sunday Times and Rough Trade. His sitcom Cracking Up ran for two series on BBCR4 and he has latterly cut feature films including Finding Your Feet, Fisherman's Friends and Settlers.

Music Men - The Guys Who Sang with the Bands & Beyond (Paperback): Richard Grudens Music Men - The Guys Who Sang with the Bands & Beyond (Paperback)
Richard Grudens
R550 R385 Discovery Miles 3 850 Save R165 (30%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As a companion to The Best Damn Trumpet Player and The Song Stars, this is the last of a trilogy, with a foreword by Bob Hope, explores the world of male vocalists. Richard Grudens initiates a retrospective tribute to the early singers Al Jolson and Bing Crosby, Fats Waller and Nat King Cole. His heart-warming interviews or vignettes with living-legend artists, Frank Sinatra, Jack Jones, Vic Damone, Steve Lawrence, Tony Martin, Johnny Mathis, Guy Mitchell, Eddie Fisher, Andy Williams and Don Cornell are revealing, anecdotal gems. And who could forget Dick Haymes, The Ink Spots, Ray Eberle and Bob Eberly, and Billy Eckstine. Features: Donald Mills and the Mills Brothers, Sam Arlen talks of his father, Harold Arlen, and a look at Lou Lanza, Philadelphia's new singing star. The author provides a special insight into the lives of the Music Men and provides over 60 exceptional photographs to enrich your reading pleasure.

Essential Guitar Chords Book & Card Deck - Includes 64 Easy-to-Use Chord Flash Cards, Plus 128-Page Instructional Play Book... Essential Guitar Chords Book & Card Deck - Includes 64 Easy-to-Use Chord Flash Cards, Plus 128-Page Instructional Play Book (Paperback)
Paul Roland
R439 Discovery Miles 4 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Anfield Songbook - We Have Dreams And Songs To Sing - Updated Edition (Hardcover): liverpool Fc The Anfield Songbook - We Have Dreams And Songs To Sing - Updated Edition (Hardcover)
liverpool Fc 1
R310 R254 Discovery Miles 2 540 Save R56 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon - The Official 50th Anniversary Book (Hardcover): Pink Floyd Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon - The Official 50th Anniversary Book (Hardcover)
Pink Floyd; Contributions by Jill Furmanovsky, Aubrey Powell
R1,083 Discovery Miles 10 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon, this highly desirable album-sized package features rare and unseen backstage and onstage photography and reveals the visual conception of the original iconic album artwork. March 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd. Designed by Pentagram to high specifications, this official book commemorating the band and the album will be a covetable package for the legions of Floyd fans out there - new and old. This date will also see the launch of a luxury box set containing a re-release of the album together with numerous related music items. This luxurious book presents rare and unseen backstage and onstage photography of the band during the album tours of 1972 to 1975. 129 candid black-and-white photographs by Storm Thorgerson, Jill Furmanovsky, Aubrey Powell, Storm Thorgerson and Peter Christopherson document the soundchecks, the shows and the after shows. A review of the October 1972 Wembley gig, originally published in Melody Maker, provides insight into one of the Floyd's most celebrated performances, and there is a complete listing of the tour dates. This beautiful book also reveals the visual conception of the iconic album artwork.

Ticket to the World - My 80s Story (Paperback): Martin Kemp Ticket to the World - My 80s Story (Paperback)
Martin Kemp
R226 Discovery Miles 2 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ticket to the World is a joyous, nostalgic celebration of 80s culture from one man at the centre of it all. New Year’s Eve, 1979. My family and I stand arm in arm around our Formica kitchen table, counting down to the new decade with each televised chime of Big Ben. We have no idea what is about to hit us, no idea of the seismic waves of change approaching. The 80s transformed life as we knew it. Music, style and culture exploded in a haze of dayglo colour. There were hardships, but there were opportunities too. And I lived through – and helped to shape – Britain’s last real youth movement. Ticket to the World is my time-warp trip down memory lane, reliving that truly unforgettable decade. Join me as I recall what it was like to lead the New Romantics, stay up all night at the Blitz with Sade and Boy George, travel the world with Spandau Ballet and contribute to the era-defining Live Aid. So, grab that glass of Babycham and let’s toast the very best of the 80s: the creativity and the culture, the fashion and the FUN!

Mazurkas - Chopin Complete Works Vol. X (Paperback): Frederic Chopin Mazurkas - Chopin Complete Works Vol. X (Paperback)
Frederic Chopin; Edited by Ignacy Jan Paderewski
R1,117 R906 Discovery Miles 9 060 Save R211 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Road to Riverdance HB (Hardcover): Bill Whelan The Road to Riverdance HB (Hardcover)
Bill Whelan
R1,055 R927 Discovery Miles 9 270 Save R128 (12%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Riverdance exploded across the stage at Dublin's Point Theatre one spring evening in 1994 during a seven-minute interval of the Eurovision Song Contest hosted by Ireland. It was a watershed moment in the cultural history of a country embracing the future, a confident leap into world music grounded in the footfall of the choreographed kick-line. It was a moment forty-five years in the making for its composer. In this tenderly unfurled memoir Bill Whelan rehearses a lifetime of unconscious preparation as step by step he revisits his past, from with his Barrington Street home in 1950s Limerick, to the forcing ground of University College Dublin and the Law Library during the 1960s, to his attic studio in Ranelagh. Along the way the reader is introduced to people and places in the immersive world of fellow musicians, artists and producers, friends and collaborators, embracing the spectrum of Irish music as it broke boundaries, entering the global slipstream of the 1980s and 1990s. As art and commerce fused, dramas and contending personalities come to view behind the arras of stage, screen and recording desk. Whelan pays tribute to a parade of those who formed his world. He describes the warmth and sustenance of his Limerick childhood, his parents and Denise Quinn, won through assiduous courtship; the McCourts and Jesuit fathers of his early days, the breakthrough with a tempestuous Richard Harris who summoned him to London; Danny Doyle, Shay Healy, Dickie Rock, Planxty, The Dubliners and Stockton's Wing, Noel Pearson, Sean O Riada; working with Jimmy Webb, Leon Uris, The Corrs, Paul McGuinness, Moya Doherty, John McColgan, Jean Butler and Michael Flatley. Written with wry, inimitable Irish humour and insight, Bill Whelan's self deprecation allows us to to see the players in all their glory, vulnerability and idiosyncracy. This fascinating work reveals the nuts, bolts, sheer effort and serendipities that formed the road to Riverdance in his reinvention of the Irish tradition for a modern age. As the show went on to perform to millions worldwide, Whelan was honoured with a 1997 Grammy Award when Riverdance was named the 'Best Musical Show Album.' Richly detailed and illustrated, The Road to Riverdance forms an enduring repository of memory for all concerned with the performing arts.

International Who's Who in Classical Music 2023 (Hardcover, 39th edition): Europa Publications International Who's Who in Classical Music 2023 (Hardcover, 39th edition)
Europa Publications
R21,460 Discovery Miles 214 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The International Who's Who in Classical Music 2023 is a vast source of biographical and contact information for singers, instrumentalists, composers, conductors, managers and more. Each entrant has been given the opportunity to update his or her information for the new improved 2023 edition. Each biographical entry comprises personal information, principal career details, repertoire, recordings and compositions, and full contact details where available. Appendices provide contact details for national orchestras, opera companies, music festivals, music organizations and major competitions and awards. International Who's Who in Classical Music includes individuals involved in all aspects of the world of classical music: composers, instrumentalists, singers, arrangers, writers, musicologists, conductors, directors and managers. Key Features: - about 8,000 detailed biographical entries - covers the classical and light classical fields - includes both up-and-coming musicians and well-established names. This book will prove valuable for anyone in need of reliable, up-to-date information on the individuals and organizations involved in classical music.

Klein Fak - Sangbundel (Afrikaans, Hardcover): Klein Fak - Sangbundel (Afrikaans, Hardcover)
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R34 Discovery Miles 340 Ships in 4 - 8 working days
International Who's Who in Popular Music 2023 (Hardcover, 25th edition): Europa Publications International Who's Who in Popular Music 2023 (Hardcover, 25th edition)
Europa Publications
R19,971 Discovery Miles 199 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2023 gives biographical information and contact details for some of the most talented and influential artists and individuals from the world of popular music. Now in its twenty-fourth edition, there are over 7,000 biographies charting the careers and achievements of artists in pop, rock, folk, jazz, dance, world, country music and much more. Key Features: - each entry includes full biographical information: principal career details, recordings and compositions, honours and contact information where available - each entrant is given the opportunity to update his or her information - spans the full range of the popular music industry, from rock to jazz and dance to country - provides information on established names as well as up-and-coming artists - a directory section provides details of music festivals, awards, organizations within the industry, and digital music sources - for ease of reference, the book includes an index of music group members. In one accessible volume this title offers users a vast collection of information on the most famous and influential people in the popular music industry.

Technique of Canon - Centennial Edition (Paperback, Centennial Ed): Hugo Norden Technique of Canon - Centennial Edition (Paperback, Centennial Ed)
Hugo Norden
R685 R543 Discovery Miles 5 430 Save R142 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For the first time anywhere, the precise processes for composing any kind of canon have been made available to the music world. Never before have these principles been set down for use by composers, musicologists, students and teachers. Hugo Norden's Technique of Canon is, historically and musically, a landmark in every sense of the word.

Beethoven, A Life (Hardcover): Jan Caeyers Beethoven, A Life (Hardcover)
Jan Caeyers; Foreword by Daniel Hope; Translated by Brent Annable
R665 R628 Discovery Miles 6 280 Save R37 (6%) In Stock

The authoritative Beethoven biography, endorsed by and produced in close collaboration with the Beethoven-Haus Bonn, is timed for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. With unprecedented access to the archives at the Beethoven House in Bonn, renowned Beethoven conductor and scholar Jan Caeyers expertly weaves together a deeply human and complex image of Beethoven-his troubled youth, his unpredictable mood swings, his desires, relationships, and conflicts with family and friends, the mysteries surrounding his affair with the "immortal beloved," and the dramatic tale of his deafness. Caeyers also offers new insights into Beethoven's music and its gradual transformation from the work of a skilled craftsman into that of a consummate artist. Demonstrating an impressive command of the vast scholarship on this iconic composer, Caeyers brings Beethoven's world alive with elegant prose, memorable musical descriptions, and vivid depictions of Bonn and Vienna-the cities where Beethoven produced and performed his works. Caeyers explores how Beethoven's career was impacted by the historical and philosophical shifts taking place in the music world, and conversely, how his own trajectory changed the course of the music industry. Equal parts absorbing cultural history and lively biography, Beethoven, A Life paints a complex portrait of the musical genius who redefined the musical style of his day and went on to become one of the great pillars of Western art music.

K-Pop Confidential (Paperback): Stephan Lee K-Pop Confidential (Paperback)
Stephan Lee 1
R189 Discovery Miles 1 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Big dreams, rivalries and romance collide in this must-read YA novel for K-pop fans everywhere! 'I'm still giddy over this electrifying, big-hearted, all-kill smash of a debut. I couldn't put it down.' BECKY ALBERTALLI, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 'The delectable K-pop confessional we've all been waiting for ... frothy bubble tea of a book.' NEW YORK TIMES '[A] riveting tale of friendship, love, and passion' TEEN VOGUE Candace is your average Korean-American teen - who can't believe her luck when she's picked from thousands of auditionees to travel to Seoul and train to become a K-pop star. There's only one problem: she's really not cut out for it. The language is hard, the girls are mean, and the number-one rule is NO DATING - which proves impossible after she meets superstar idol One.J and fellow trainee YoungBae. In the battle to debut, Candace must decide whether a spot in the most hyped K-pop girl group of all time is really worth risking everything ... A YA romantic coming-of-age novel about big dreams, rivalries and friendship, set against the vibrant landscape of Seoul, South Korea For fans of Jessica Jung's Shine, Axie Oh's XOXO and Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One A must for any K-pop fan: a behind-the-scenes look at the Korean pop industry, whilst exploring themes of expectations, female empowerment and determination Author Stephan Lee is a Korean-American writer, YA enthusiast and ardent K-pop fan!

The Missing Method for Guitar Book 1 - Note Reading in the Open Position (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Christian J Triola The Missing Method for Guitar Book 1 - Note Reading in the Open Position (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Christian J Triola
R651 R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Save R112 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Musical Digest of Spain (Hardcover): Colin Whyman A Musical Digest of Spain (Hardcover)
Colin Whyman
R901 R853 Discovery Miles 8 530 Save R48 (5%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Learn to Read Music (Paperback): Howard Shanet Learn to Read Music (Paperback)
Howard Shanet
R481 R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Save R86 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book Will

1 teach the notation of music to those who have never known it before
2 serve as a systematic reminder for those who once knew how to read music but have forgotten most of it
3 serve as a practical classroom text book in the rudiments of music
4 serve as a helpful reference book for the student in music appreciation and related courses

This book Will Not

1 teach you to sing like Tebaldi
2 make you a wizard at the piano or any other instrument
3 turn you into an Irving Berlin or a Beethoven

But it will teach Anyone -- even the tone-deaf -- to read melodies and pick them out on the piano

Not Dead & Not for Sale - The Earthling Papers, a Memoir (Paperback): Scott Weiland Not Dead & Not for Sale - The Earthling Papers, a Memoir (Paperback)
Scott Weiland; As told to David Ritz
R491 R380 Discovery Miles 3 800 Save R111 (23%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The instant New York Times bestseller: the lead singer of the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver delivers an exhilarating memoir of scaling the pinnacle of rock stardom, plunging into the chasm of addiction and incarceration, and then clawing his way back to the top again and again. In the early 1990s, Stone Temple Pilots--not U2, not Nirvana, not Pearl Jam--was the hottest band in the world. STP toppled such megabands as Aerosmith and Guns N' Roses on MTV and the Billboard charts. Lead singer Scott Weiland became an iconic front man in the tradition of Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Robert Plant. Then, when STP imploded, it was Weiland who emerged as the emblem of rock star excess, with his well-publicized drug busts and trips to rehab. Weiland has since made a series of stunning comebacks, fronting the supergroup Velvet Revolver, releasing solo work, and reuniting with Stone Temple Pilots. He has prevailed as a loving, dedicated father, as well as a business-savvy artist whose well of creativity is far from empty. Not Dead & Not for Sale is a hard rock memoir to be reckoned with--a passionate, insightful, and at times humorous book that reads with extraordinary narrative force.

Piano Scales & Arpeggios, ABRSM Grade 4 - from 2021 (Sheet music): Abrsm Piano Scales & Arpeggios, ABRSM Grade 4 - from 2021 (Sheet music)
Abrsm
R205 Discovery Miles 2 050 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM's Grade 4 Piano exam. It covers all the new requirements from 2021.

Piano Scales & Arpeggios, ABRSM Grade 5 - from 2021 (Book): Abrsm Piano Scales & Arpeggios, ABRSM Grade 5 - from 2021 (Book)
Abrsm
R216 Discovery Miles 2 160 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM's Grade 5 Piano exam. It covers all the new requirements from 2021.

The Book of Harry - A Celebration of Harry Styles (Hardcover): Charlotte Mclaren The Book of Harry - A Celebration of Harry Styles (Hardcover)
Charlotte Mclaren 1
R263 Discovery Miles 2 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A celebration of Harry Styles - we Adore You! Harry Styles is a global superstar and fashion icon who has broken records, won awards and was the first solo man to grace the cover of Vogue, but he is also grounded, humble and down to earth. He doesn't care what other people think, isn't afraid to be vulnerable and truly loves his fans. We could all do with being a bit more like Harry. With chapters on finding your style, building confidence and supporting charities, The Book of Harry explores Harry's incredible journey to stardom and the lessons we can take from his music, career and wider approach to life. Learning from his example, it will arm readers with tips, tricks and wisdom to empower them to be fearless, be themselves and above all, Treat People With Kindness.

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