Activism through Music during the Apartheid Era and Beyond: When Voices Meet
Activism through Music during the Apartheid Era and Beyond documents the grassroots activism of Sharon Katz & the Peace Train against the backdrop of enormous diversity and the volatile social and political climate in South Africa during the early 1990s. Among the intersections of race, healing and the "soft power" of music, Katz offers a vision of the possibilities of national identity and belonging as South Africans grappled with the transition from apartheid to democracy. Through extensive fieldwork across two countries (South Africa and the United States) and drawing on personal experiences as a South African of color, Ambigay Yudkoff reveals a compelling narrative of multigenerational collaboration. This experience creates a sense of community fostering relationships that develop through music, travel, performances, and socialization. In South Africa and the United States, and recently in Cuba and Mexico, the Peace Train's journey in musical activism provides a vehicle for racial integration and intercultural understanding.

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Activism through Music during the Apartheid Era and Beyond: When Voices Meet
Activism through Music during the Apartheid Era and Beyond documents the grassroots activism of Sharon Katz & the Peace Train against the backdrop of enormous diversity and the volatile social and political climate in South Africa during the early 1990s. Among the intersections of race, healing and the "soft power" of music, Katz offers a vision of the possibilities of national identity and belonging as South Africans grappled with the transition from apartheid to democracy. Through extensive fieldwork across two countries (South Africa and the United States) and drawing on personal experiences as a South African of color, Ambigay Yudkoff reveals a compelling narrative of multigenerational collaboration. This experience creates a sense of community fostering relationships that develop through music, travel, performances, and socialization. In South Africa and the United States, and recently in Cuba and Mexico, the Peace Train's journey in musical activism provides a vehicle for racial integration and intercultural understanding.

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Activism through Music during the Apartheid Era and Beyond: When Voices Meet

Activism through Music during the Apartheid Era and Beyond: When Voices Meet

by Ambigay Yudkoff
Activism through Music during the Apartheid Era and Beyond: When Voices Meet

Activism through Music during the Apartheid Era and Beyond: When Voices Meet

by Ambigay Yudkoff

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Activism through Music during the Apartheid Era and Beyond documents the grassroots activism of Sharon Katz & the Peace Train against the backdrop of enormous diversity and the volatile social and political climate in South Africa during the early 1990s. Among the intersections of race, healing and the "soft power" of music, Katz offers a vision of the possibilities of national identity and belonging as South Africans grappled with the transition from apartheid to democracy. Through extensive fieldwork across two countries (South Africa and the United States) and drawing on personal experiences as a South African of color, Ambigay Yudkoff reveals a compelling narrative of multigenerational collaboration. This experience creates a sense of community fostering relationships that develop through music, travel, performances, and socialization. In South Africa and the United States, and recently in Cuba and Mexico, the Peace Train's journey in musical activism provides a vehicle for racial integration and intercultural understanding.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781793630544
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication date: 06/24/2021
Series: The Lexington Series in Historical Ethnomusicology: Deep Soundings
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.37(w) x 8.97(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

Ambigay Yudkoff is an independent scholar.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Get on the Peace Train

Chapter 2: Creating a Platform for Musical Activism

Chapter 3: Glimpses of Musical Activism on a Transcontinental Journey

Chapter 4: Tracking and Triangulation through Film

Chapter 5: Replicating the Peace Train Model in the United States

Chapter 6: The Peace Train Rolls On

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