A Renegade Called Simphiwe (Paperback)

Pumla Dineo Gqola

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Catapulted into national prominence with the release of her multiple-award-winning debut album, Zandisile, in 2005, Simphiwe Dana has since carved a place for herself as one of the most significant artists of her generation using a unique combination of jazz, rap and traditional music. Hailed by the media as 'South Africa's Jazz Diva No#1' and 'the best thing to happen to Afro-Soul music since Miriam Makeba', Dana is listened to and loved both locally and abroad.

A feminist exploration of the public lives of performer Simphiwe Dana - a rebel with several causes, in eight essays, award winning author, Prof Gqola brilliantly shows why Dana is arguably one of the most significant cultural figures working in contemporary South Africa today.

Fluctuating public responses to Ms Dana show us something about South African sensitivities to Blackness, femininity, language and the imagination.

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Imprint:	Melinda Ferguson Books
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Pumla Dineo Gqola
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	158
ISBN-13:	978-1-920601-08-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Family & other relationships > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions Books > Local Author Showcase > Lifestyle
LSN:	1-920601-08-2
Barcode:	9781920601089