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Kwela/Pennywhistle Jive Resources?

Kwela/Pennywhistle Jive Resources?

Hi all,

Just recently discovered Kwela music and am in LOVE!

I'm already familiar with http://www.kwela.co.uk/ aka The Kwela Project and stumbled upon this wonderful chapter from Composing the Music of Africa (http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/avorgbedor1/composing_kwela2.pdf), but are there any other useful resources for this style of music?

Thanks in advance!

Cheers and Happy Black Friday,
Armand

# Posted on November 28th 2008 by armandale

Re: Kwela/Pennywhistle Jive Resources?

I agree - I like what I've heard of that stuff. Tin whistle traditions outside Irish / UK trad, or stuff directly influenced by this since the 50s or so, are fairly unusual as far as I can see.

# Posted on November 28th 2008 by nicholas

Re: Kwela/Pennywhistle Jive Resources?

Because this is a celtic music site, there probably are not many people here who are kwela-fied to respond.

(You might have better luck e-mailing the site contacts for the two that you have already identifed, or the South African embassy/consulate near you.)

# Posted on November 29th 2008 by Arthur Nordstrom

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