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Music to move the masses : protest music of the 1980s as a facilitator for social change in South Africa

In this research project I will endeavour to show how protest music, specifically during the 1980s, became an instrument with which musicians and the public themselves strived to counteract the social perceptions generated under apartheid. I will show how the protest music movement of the 1980s was...

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Main Author: Mohr, Claudia
Other Authors: Bruinders, Sylvia
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: College of Music 2015
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description In this research project I will endeavour to show how protest music, specifically during the 1980s, became an instrument with which musicians and the public themselves strived to counteract the social perceptions generated under apartheid. I will show how the protest music movement of the 1980s was able to contribute to the greater cultural revolution of the era by providing a medium through which South Africans could formulate a new collective identity. In this regard it is important to note that the term ‘protest music,’ as applied throughout this research project, refers to any music that in its form, aesthetic nature or context can be seen to raise objections against the status quo.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11016 Music to move the masses : protest music of the 1980s as a facilitator for social change in South Africa Mohr, Claudia Bruinders, Sylvia Music In this research project I will endeavour to show how protest music, specifically during the 1980s, became an instrument with which musicians and the public themselves strived to counteract the social perceptions generated under apartheid. I will show how the protest music movement of the 1980s was able to contribute to the greater cultural revolution of the era by providing a medium through which South Africans could formulate a new collective identity. In this regard it is important to note that the term ‘protest music,’ as applied throughout this research project, refers to any music that in its form, aesthetic nature or context can be seen to raise objections against the status quo. 2015-01-02T09:19:54Z 2015-01-02T09:19:54Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MMus http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11016 eng application/pdf College of Music Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town
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Music to move the masses : protest music of the 1980s as a facilitator for social change in South Africa
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title_short Music to move the masses : protest music of the 1980s as a facilitator for social change in South Africa
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