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Title: | Mapping the Nama Stap: reed-flutes and Nama Stap |
Author: | Johnson Jones, E. Jean |
Year: | 2013 |
Periodical: | African Performance Review (ISSN 1753-5964) |
Volume: | 7 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 13-30 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | Nama Khoikhoi San dance musical instruments |
Abstract: | The Khoisan are the indigenous peoples of Southern Africa whose existence can be traced back some 2000 years to what is today South Africa. The Nama, the people whose dancing is the subject of this study, are the descendants of the Khoisan. The 'Nama Stap (step) Dance' is a reflection of traditional Nama values. Though the origins of the 'Nama Stap Dance' cannot be confirmed, the Nama acknowledge the dance as a direct link with Nama pre-colonial history. The 'contemporary' versions of the dance, performed by Nama youth, reflect both colonial and present-day influences. However, all versions the author proposes, may be related to the historic Nama reed-flute and reed-dance. This study investigates the relationship between these Nama dances. Bibliogr., notes, sum. [Journal abstract] |