Opposing Apartheid on Stage - King Kong the Musical

A captivating account of an interracial jazz opera that took apartheid South Africa by storm and marked a turning point in the nation's cultural history.

List of contents

Introduction
"Marvelous Muscles": A History of Ezekiel Dlamini, the Real "King Kong"
Creating a "Back of the Moon": The Union of Southern African Artists and Interracial Collaboration Behind the "All-African" Musical
"Quickly in Love": Popular Receptions of 1959 King Kong and Entertaining the Possibilities of a Different South Africa(s)
"Kwela Kong": The Trials and Tribulations of a South African Musical Abroad in 1961
"Sad Times, Bad Times": Issues of Exile, the King Kong Cast, and South African Jazz in Britain, 1961-1980
"The Boy's [and Girl's] Doin' It":Moving to America and Re-Discovering Africa, 1960-1989
"Death Song": The 1979 Remake of King Kong And the Power of Cultural Memories Under Apartheid
Bibliography

About the author

Tyler Fleming

Summary

A captivating account of an interracial jazz opera that took apartheid South Africa by storm and marked a turning point in the nation's cultural history.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Tyler (Customer) Fleming, Tyler Fleming, Tyler (Customer) Fleming
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2024
• EAN: 9781648250798
• ISBN: 978-1-64825-079-8
• No. of pages: 428
• Dimensions: 230 mm x 151 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 612 g
• Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora; Rochester Studies in African H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous