Nathan Dzuroff’
2773616
MUS 263
Week 6 South Africa Questions
Text: Chapter 7, pgs. 129-139
10 pts.
1. What was the turning point for widespread interest in popular world music?
I think that the major turning points to the widespread interest in popular
world music started to turn when people from other countries such as
Africa and Cuba began to bring over traditional styles of music that
inspired a new generation of music from what Europeans had and brought
to America.
2. Where does the name Ladysmith Black Mambazo come from?
Shabalala choose the name specifically because Ladysmith was the
name of the village he grew up in, black represented the black oxen
which was the strongest on the farm, and Mambazo was from the Zulu
word for “axe”.
3. What is Kwaito?
Kwaito is a mixture of different styles of popular music usually a
combination of South African musical styles with the fast beats and
electronic sounds from house music. It also has combinations of hip hop,
r & b, reggae, and jazz.
PowerPoint “South Africa”
4. What effect did the discovery of Gold and Diamonds have on the South
African people?
The mining of diamonds and the discovery of gold started in the mid
19th century which caused the influx of Europeans to jump
tremendously. Large Dutch and English settlements were created which
became the reason for why whites were in the majority in those areas.
People were put into mining camps where they could hold jobs, live, and
educate. There was a prohibition against race mixing and only whites
were allowed in government.
5. Who was Brenda Fassie?
Brenda Fassie was a female artist, also known as the Queen of African
Pop. She adopted the popular genre of Pop music when it first gained
major attention in the 1990’s. She would use her music to tell stories of
the hardships of Africans in their townships during the Apartheid
system. She sang without censorship if that meant having songs relating
to her own life or the struggling lives of others she experienced.