Peer reviewedIn this article I examine aspects of the Hebrew Psalms and relate them to African musical genres focusing on lamentation, protest, and resistance against evil and injustice suffered by the poor and weak at the hands of the powerful. The model of the Hebrew psalms and the instruments of the psalmists provide the basis for drawing parallels between Ancient Hebrew and African cultures. Suffering inflicted by the powerful on the lowly in society is universal, so resistance and the struggle for emancipation often take similar forms. I argue that although African Traditional Religion does not have a single founder and does not proselytise, its quest for justice where atrocities are committed is similar to that of established religion...
The thrust of this article is to give a critical literary synthesis of the immense contribution made...
Much has been written about protest songs and their role in bringing about social change, but little...
A promising new development in American studies of African music was initiated recently when a six-w...
The Hebrew Bible depicts that music and dance formed part of worship and reverence of Yahweh in whic...
<p>This article sets out to investigate how an African liberationist paradigm could be used in...
Recent developments in South Africa opened the doors of opportunity for Old Testament scholars to po...
The article critiques Mathias Mhere’s gospel music from an Afrocentric perspective within the contex...
The book of Psalms is the best known, most discussed and most cited book of the Old Testament. Psalm...
<p>Allowing the (South) African context to inform the construction and enhancement of the comp...
“MAZUVA EKUPEDZISA” by Abraham Maraire. (Old Umtali, Rhodesia) During the year an innovation in reli...
Psalm 8 is one of the most important psalms of praise to YHWH. Unlike other psalms of praise, this p...
<span>There are many possible approaches to describing the effects and uses of music in a part...
Psalm 100 is one of the most popular psalms of praise and thanksgiving. Almost every scholar accepts...
The question to be answered in this article is: How can the Reformed Churches of African origin come...
This article examines how music functions as social commentary on a group’s lived experience and as ...
The thrust of this article is to give a critical literary synthesis of the immense contribution made...
Much has been written about protest songs and their role in bringing about social change, but little...
A promising new development in American studies of African music was initiated recently when a six-w...
The Hebrew Bible depicts that music and dance formed part of worship and reverence of Yahweh in whic...
<p>This article sets out to investigate how an African liberationist paradigm could be used in...
Recent developments in South Africa opened the doors of opportunity for Old Testament scholars to po...
The article critiques Mathias Mhere’s gospel music from an Afrocentric perspective within the contex...
The book of Psalms is the best known, most discussed and most cited book of the Old Testament. Psalm...
<p>Allowing the (South) African context to inform the construction and enhancement of the comp...
“MAZUVA EKUPEDZISA” by Abraham Maraire. (Old Umtali, Rhodesia) During the year an innovation in reli...
Psalm 8 is one of the most important psalms of praise to YHWH. Unlike other psalms of praise, this p...
<span>There are many possible approaches to describing the effects and uses of music in a part...
Psalm 100 is one of the most popular psalms of praise and thanksgiving. Almost every scholar accepts...
The question to be answered in this article is: How can the Reformed Churches of African origin come...
This article examines how music functions as social commentary on a group’s lived experience and as ...
The thrust of this article is to give a critical literary synthesis of the immense contribution made...
Much has been written about protest songs and their role in bringing about social change, but little...
A promising new development in American studies of African music was initiated recently when a six-w...