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Sonic Signatures in South African Jazz: A stylistic analysis of the trio music of Kyle Shepherd, Bokani Dyer and Nduduzo Makhathini
Thesis (MMus)--Stellenbosch University, 2021.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/110119 Sonic Signatures in South African Jazz: A stylistic analysis of the trio music of Kyle Shepherd, Bokani Dyer and Nduduzo Makhathini de Villiers, Melorie Jane Vos, Stephanie Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Department of Music. Jazz -- South Africa Kyle Shepherd Dyer, Bokani, 1986- Nduduzo Makhathini UCTD Thesis (MMus)--Stellenbosch University, 2021. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis presents stylistic analyses of the trio albums of three contemporary South African artists, namely Kyle Shepherd’s Dream State (2014), Bokani Dyer’s Neo Native (2018) and Nduduzo Makhathini’s Matunda Ya Kwanza (2015). Through the notion of sonic signatures as expressed through musical style, the study considers how the albums reflect on both the time and place of its creation, plotting the respective musicians’ style within frameworks of local and international jazz. It interrogates how the notion of ‘South African jazz’ is constructed both musically and discursively. The stylistic analyses take a holistic approach that includes consideration of each artist’s biography, their oeuvre and important influences alongside musical elements such as form, syntax, synergy between musicians, improvisation, and the attributes of the album (including liner notes and the sequence of tracks). Ultimately, this study shows that each artist’s music strongly invokes the idea of South Africa as place, although in each case this locality is conceived differently and evoked through different means. The study concludes that South African jazz is not as a singular concept but a referent that takes on particular meanings and dimensions in individual artists’ work. It hence calls for a closer listening for its particular invocations and applications in an artist’s work. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie tesis bevat ‘n stilistiese analise van die trio albums van drie kontemporêre Suid- Afrikaanse jazz kunstenaars, naamlik Dream State (2014) van Kyle Shepherd, Neo Native (2018) van Bokani Dyer en Matunda Ya Kwanza (2015) van Nduduzo Makhathini. Deur die idee van ‘n kenmerkende individuele klank (‘sonic signature’) soos uitgedruk deur musikale styl, ondersoek die studie hoe die bogenoemde albums die tyd en plek van hul skepping reflekteer, en situeer sodanig elk van die kunstenaars se styl in verhouding met bestaande raamwerke van nationale en internationale jazz, en ondersoek sodoende Suid Afrikaanse jazz as musikale en diskursiewe konstruk. Elke kunstenaar se werk word holisties benader, en sluit die oorweging van die kunstenaar se biografie, oeuvre, en belangrike invloede in, tesame met musikale elemente soos byvoorbeeld vorm, sintaks, die sinergie tussen musikante, improvisasie en inligting oor die album (insluitend album aantekeninge en die volgorde van snitte). Die studie wys telkens dat elke kunstenaar se musiek ‘Suid Afrika’ as plek weerspieël, alhoewel ‘plek’, en dus verstaan van ‘inheems’, in elke kunstenaar se geval deur verskillende klank konnotasies herroep en uitgedruk word. Die studie kom tot die gevolgtrekking dat Suid Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za iv Afrikaanse jazz nie ‘n eenduidige konsep is nie, maar eerder as ‘n referent wat spesifieke betekenisse en dimensies in ‘n kunstenaar se werk aanneem, gesien kan word. Dit is dus belangrik om aandag te gee aan die unieke aanroepings and aanwendings daarvan in ‘n kunstenaar se werk. Masters 2021-03-08T20:36:42Z 2021-04-21T14:41:17Z 2021-03-08T20:36:42Z 2021-04-21T14:41:17Z 2021-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/110119 en_ZA Stellenbosch University vii, 156 pages ; music, tables application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Jazz -- South Africa Kyle Shepherd Dyer, Bokani, 1986- Nduduzo Makhathini UCTD de Villiers, Melorie Jane Sonic Signatures in South African Jazz: A stylistic analysis of the trio music of Kyle Shepherd, Bokani Dyer and Nduduzo Makhathini |
| title | Sonic Signatures in South African Jazz: A stylistic analysis of the trio music of Kyle Shepherd, Bokani Dyer and Nduduzo Makhathini |
| title_full | Sonic Signatures in South African Jazz: A stylistic analysis of the trio music of Kyle Shepherd, Bokani Dyer and Nduduzo Makhathini |
| title_fullStr | Sonic Signatures in South African Jazz: A stylistic analysis of the trio music of Kyle Shepherd, Bokani Dyer and Nduduzo Makhathini |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sonic Signatures in South African Jazz: A stylistic analysis of the trio music of Kyle Shepherd, Bokani Dyer and Nduduzo Makhathini |
| title_short | Sonic Signatures in South African Jazz: A stylistic analysis of the trio music of Kyle Shepherd, Bokani Dyer and Nduduzo Makhathini |
| title_sort | sonic signatures in south african jazz a stylistic analysis of the trio music of kyle shepherd bokani dyer and nduduzo makhathini |
| topic | Jazz -- South Africa Kyle Shepherd Dyer, Bokani, 1986- Nduduzo Makhathini UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/110119 |
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