Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Notes to the Reader xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Demo Tape: About Sound of Africa! 1
7. 1. Mbaqanga 19
8. 2. The Recording Studio as Fetish 71
9. 3. Producing Liveness 109
10. 4. Sounding Figures 146
11. 5. Performing Zuluness 174
12. 6. Imagining Overseas 217
13. A Final Mix: Mediating Difference 250
14. Print-Through 263
15. Notes 267
16. Glossary 291
17. Bibliography 297
18. Discography 313
19. Index 319