Books and Articles
Book published in March, 2008, “Keeping the Embers Alive: Musicians of Zimbabwe.”
Includes interviews with thirteen Zimbabwean musicians, photographs by Kristin Capp and drawings by Teri Capp. Published by Africa World Press & The Red Sea Press; softcover, 126 pp., 9”x 10” ISBN: 1-59221-430-4. $24.95 U.S.
These are the personal stories of Zimbabwean popular musicians, mbira players, guitarists, percussionists, dancers, “praise poets,” jazz musicians, and an ethnomusicologist. The two themes are keeping the traditional music alive, and the importance of improvisation.
Dandemutande: A Resource for Zimbabwean Music Worldwide (click here)
Book reviews for the American Music Teacher journal:
“Musical Childhoods and the Cultures of Youth” Feb/March 2007.
“Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia” April/May 2006.
“Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony” Oct/Nov 2005.
“2001 Qilloowawa, ‘Hitting the Rawshide—Serenade Songs from the Nez Perce Music Archive” Feb/March 2003.
Photograph by Kristin Capp ©2009
