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Maskandi
Other names
Maskanda
Zulu blues
Stylistic origins
marabi
performance poetry
Zulu folk music
talking blues
Cultural origins
1920s - 1930s South Africa(KwaZulu-Natal) and Rhodesia
Typical instruments
finger pick
concertina
violin
mouth organ
singing
jaw harp
acoustic guitar
drums
Other topics
mbube
Zulu music
isicathamiya
Maskandi (also Maskanda)[1] is a form of Zulu folk music, originally associated with migrant workers,[1] that is evolving with South African society. Thought to be pioneered by Phuzushukela (John Bhengu).[2] Often characterised by a picking guitar style which draws on a variety of historical influences[3] it also has an important social function with players being given sanction to publicly criticise powerful people.[4]
^ abWalking like a crab': Analyzing maskanda music in post-apartheid South Africa, Barbara Titus, Ethnomusicology, 2013
^Digital News, SABC (20 March 2019). "Maskandi artists ask govt to turn Phuzushukela's home into museum". SABC News. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^The music of Zulu immigrant workers in Johannesburg PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SYMPOSIA ON ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
1ST SYMPOSIUM 1980, RHODES UNIVERSITY,Johnny Clegg
^The Guitar in Zulu "maskanda" Tradition, The World of Music, Vol. 32, No. 2, 1994, pp. 118-137
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