From rock'n'roll to hard core punk : an introduction to rock music in Durban, 1963-1985.
Loading...
Date
1995
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
This thesis introduces the reader to rock music in Durban from
1963 to 1985, tracing the development of rock in Durban from
rock'n'roll to hard core punk. Although the thesis is
historically orientated, it also endeavours to show the
relationship of rock music in Durban to three central themes,
viz: the relationship of rock in Durban to the socio-political
realities of apartheid in South Africa; the role of women in
local rock, and the identity crisis experienced by white,
English-speaking South Africans. Each of these themes is explored
in a separate chapter, with Chapter Two providing the bulk of
historical data on which the remaining chapters are based.
Besides the important goal of documenting a forgotten and ignored
rock history, one central concern pervades this work. In every
chapter, the conclusions reached all point to the identity crisis
experienced both by South African rock audiences and the rock
musicians themselves. The constant hankering after international
(and specifically British) rock music trends both by audiences
and fans is symptomatic of a culture in crisis, and it is the
search for the reasons for this identity crisis that dominate
this work. The global/local debate and its relationship to rock
in South Africa has been a useful theoretical tool in the
unravelling of the identity crisis mentioned above.
Chapter Four focusses on the role of women in the Durban rock
scene and documents the difficulties experienced by women who
were rock musicians in Durban. This is a small contribution to
the increasing field of womens' studies, and I have attempted to
relate the role of women in rock in Durban to other studies in
this field.
Description
Thesis (M.Mus.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1995.
Keywords
Punk rock music--Durban--History and criticism., Rock music--Durban--History and criticism., Women rock musicians--Durban., Rock music--Social aspects., Rock music--Political aspects., Theses--Music.