Drum Cafe’s Traditional Music of South Africa – Full Book

Drum Cafe’s ‘Traditional Music of South Africa’ was first published in print form in 2005, and it sold out within two years. In order to preserve South Africa’s rich musical heritage and to promote a deeper understanding of our cultural legacy, we are now offering a digital version of the book to readers across the globe.An overview of musical instruments serves to introduce the reader to the groups and categories of South African instruments. The book is divided into 11 chapters according to the main language groups of South Africa, and within each chapter it explores the history, musical instruments, ceremonies and rituals of each group.

With this download you will receive the book in its entirety, including all 11 Chapters and 54 authentic audio tracks that are referenced in the book.

Chapter 1 Nguni Zulu
Chapter 2 AmaSwazi
Chapter 3 Nguni Xhosa
Chapter 4 Nguni Ndebele
Chapter 5 Basotho
Chapter 6 Sotho Pedi
Chapter 7 Batswana
Chapter 8 VhaVenda
Chapter 9 Batsonga
Chapter 10 Khoisan Koi
Chapter 11 Khoisan San