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Bushman vocal musicessay 1998 • Olivier, Emmanuelle
San • Africa > Southern Africa
In this paper, Olivier examines whether or not the vocal music of the Ju|'hoansi is indeed 'contrapuntal vocal polyphony.' On first hearing Ju|'hoansi vocal music, one is 'struck by the complex juxtapositions of voices, constantly changing...a melodi...