AFRICAN DANCES OF THE WITWATERSRAND GOLD MINES BY HUGH TRACEY, 1952 FIRST EDITION

AFRICAN DANCES OF THE WITWATERSRAND GOLD MINES BY HUGH TRACEY, 1952 FIRST EDITION. HARD COVER IN GOOD CONDITION, PARTIALLY TORN DUST JACKET IN FAIR CONDITION AS SHOWN IN PICTURE WITH TAPE REPAIR, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES.

HUGH TRACEY has long been known for his intimate studies of the music, dances and stories of many of the Bantu Tribes of Southern and Central Africa. His enthusiasm for the art of the genuine African musician, dancer and storyteller was largely responsible for the establishment of the African Music Society of which he is the Honorary Secretary.

Born in England, he came to South Africa by way of the tobacco fields of Southern Rhodesia and is now engaged upon the collection of a representative library of gramophone records of African music which he hopes will firmly establish the international reputation of those African folk composers who have remained true to their craft and national genius.

This book illustrates his belief that in most African settings, truth is more fascinating than romanticised fiction.