The Special Collections Item of the Week this week is:

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

‘Sonic Spaces of the Karoo’ is a pioneering study of the sacred music of three congregations of Coloured people. Jorritsma’s fieldwork involves an investigation of choruses, choir music, and hymns of the Karoo region to present a history of the people’s religious and cultural identity in song. The music is examined as part of a living archive preserved by the community, despite a legacy of oppression spanning the eras of slavery, colonialism, and apartheid.

Access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/666235084

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our FZ van der Merwe South African Music Collection.

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