The Musical Instruments of the Native Races of South Africa - Kirby

Book Description: Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg, 1968. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. 2nd Edition.  A detailed survey of native music in South Africa by the author who studied the instruments under the guidance of native experts while living among the tribesmen Profusely illustrated by unique photographs of living subjects, as well as of instruments from his own collection. Contents: Rattles and Clappers; Drums; Xylophones and 'Sansas'; Bull-Roarers and Spinning-Disks; Horns and Trumpets; Whistles, Flutes, and Vibrating Reeds; Reed-Flute Ensembles; The 'Gora', a Stringed-Wind Instrument; Stringed Instruments; Bushman and Hottentot Violins and the 'Ramkie'; Some European Instruments Played by 'Raw' Natives. R40 postage in SA.