The life and work of Khabi Mngoma

dc.contributor.advisorHansen, D D
dc.contributor.authorBurger, Inge Mari
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-01T12:54:36Z
dc.date.available2021-10-01T12:54:36Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.date.updated2021-10-01T12:54:20Z
dc.description.abstractThe thesis intends to describe the life and work of Khabi Mngoma, protagonist of black music education in South Africa (latter half of the twentieth century), with reference to historical, socio-political, anthropological, educational and musicological aspects. His musical development from a mere participator in musical activities of his environment to a dominantly influential initiator of cultural and musical activities and education programmes on a national scale, is investigated. The study is presented in thirteen chapters: the first three chapters explore the musical influences of Khabi Mngoma's childhood (in the township-, school-and rural environment respectively), and the musical influences of his early adulthood. Particular, reference is made to his first academic musical studies in Western classical music, and the arousing of his interest in the academic study and performance of African music. The following nine chapters describe Khabi Mngoma's cultural and music educational activities (1948 - 1990) and explore the growing recognition of him as a cultural and music educational leader in South Africa. This period of Khabi Mngoma's life and work is divided into five periods: his work in Orlando, Soweto and Johannesburg during the years of his association with the Orlando High School (1948 - 1952; the first period); the second period refers to Khabi Mngoma's Social and Cultural work for the National War Memorial Health Foundation (1953 - 1957); the third, fourth and fifth periods relate to Khabi Mngoma's cultural and educational activities associated with the periods of employment by the Johannesburg City Council (1957 - 1964; third period), Dorkay House (Union Artists) and Reckitt & Colman (1965 - 1975: simultaneous employment; fourth - period), and finally the University of Zululand (1975 - 1987; the fifth period). The fifth period continues into the years following his retirement in 1987, with his influence on a national scale continuing to be established through various significant involvements, discussed in this study. The decision to arrange Khabi Mngoma' s adult life and career into five periods needs explaining. I am aware that human endeavor can never be neatly compartmentalized, because so many aspects of such endeavour overlap. This format is not intended to imply a rigid delineation; it is derived from the chronological arrangement of my material, and is intended to guide the reader through this study.
dc.identifier.apacitationBurger, I. M. (1992). <i>The life and work of Khabi Mngoma</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,College of Music. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34039en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBurger, Inge Mari. <i>"The life and work of Khabi Mngoma."</i> ., ,Faculty of Humanities ,College of Music, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34039en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBurger, I.M. 1992. The life and work of Khabi Mngoma. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,College of Music. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34039en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Doctoral Thesis AU - Burger, Inge Mari AB - The thesis intends to describe the life and work of Khabi Mngoma, protagonist of black music education in South Africa (latter half of the twentieth century), with reference to historical, socio-political, anthropological, educational and musicological aspects. His musical development from a mere participator in musical activities of his environment to a dominantly influential initiator of cultural and musical activities and education programmes on a national scale, is investigated. The study is presented in thirteen chapters: the first three chapters explore the musical influences of Khabi Mngoma's childhood (in the township-, school-and rural environment respectively), and the musical influences of his early adulthood. Particular, reference is made to his first academic musical studies in Western classical music, and the arousing of his interest in the academic study and performance of African music. The following nine chapters describe Khabi Mngoma's cultural and music educational activities (1948 - 1990) and explore the growing recognition of him as a cultural and music educational leader in South Africa. This period of Khabi Mngoma's life and work is divided into five periods: his work in Orlando, Soweto and Johannesburg during the years of his association with the Orlando High School (1948 - 1952; the first period); the second period refers to Khabi Mngoma's Social and Cultural work for the National War Memorial Health Foundation (1953 - 1957); the third, fourth and fifth periods relate to Khabi Mngoma's cultural and educational activities associated with the periods of employment by the Johannesburg City Council (1957 - 1964; third period), Dorkay House (Union Artists) and Reckitt &amp; Colman (1965 - 1975: simultaneous employment; fourth - period), and finally the University of Zululand (1975 - 1987; the fifth period). The fifth period continues into the years following his retirement in 1987, with his influence on a national scale continuing to be established through various significant involvements, discussed in this study. The decision to arrange Khabi Mngoma' s adult life and career into five periods needs explaining. I am aware that human endeavor can never be neatly compartmentalized, because so many aspects of such endeavour overlap. This format is not intended to imply a rigid delineation; it is derived from the chronological arrangement of my material, and is intended to guide the reader through this study. DA - 1992 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Khabi Vivian Mngoma KW - Musicians KW - Black - South Africa KW - Music Instruction and study KW - South Africa LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1992 T1 - The life and work of Khabi Mngoma TI - The life and work of Khabi Mngoma UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34039 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/34039
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBurger IM. The life and work of Khabi Mngoma. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,College of Music, 1992 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34039en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentCollege of Music
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subjectKhabi Vivian Mngoma
dc.subjectMusicians
dc.subjectBlack - South Africa
dc.subjectMusic Instruction and study
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.titleThe life and work of Khabi Mngoma
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationlevelPhD
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