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Department of Historical Studies

A history of dance and jazz band performance in the Western Cape in the post-1945 era

Abstract

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This thesis considers aspects of jazz and dance band performance in Cape Town between the 1930s and the 1960s, with special reference to the post-1945 period. It examines ways in which local dance and jazz musicians and audiences responded to political, social and cultural change in this period by considering key institutional constraints, the impact of broader political, social and cultural change, and local responses to this change. Primary data was collected from oral biographical material, archives, official printed sources, and newspaper reports.

Degree

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Grantor dc:publisher.institution
Department of Historical Studies
Year dc:date.issued
1995

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Layne, Valmont
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Nasson, Bill

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Language dc:language.iso
eng

Identifiers

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7853
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/7853

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Layne, Valmont. A history of dance and jazz band performance in the Western Cape in the post-1945 era. Department of Historical Studies, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7853