Dust of the Zulu

In Dust of the Zulu Louise Meintjes traces the political and aesthetic significance of ngoma, a competitive form of dance and music that emerged out of the legacies of colonialism and apartheid in South Africa. Contextualizing ngoma within South Africa''s history of violence, migrant labor, the HIV epidemic, and the world music market, Meintjes follows a community ngoma team and its professional s...