Boeremusiek

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Boeremusiek [ ˈbuːrəmyˌziːk ] ( afrikaans boer = farmer and musiek = music) is a folk music style in South Africa and Namibia . It comes from European musical traditions and is cultivated by Buren . It is closely linked to the Boer dance form Sokkie .

description

A traditional concertina
A concertina is played

Boeremusiek is light, happy and simply structured dance music that is played by bands ( Boereorkes ; German for example: "Burenorchester"). It is performed for dance or at festivals. The focus is on the concertina , which is played in many variations, or the accordion . In addition, piano and harmonium , but also guitar , bass guitar , double bass and banjo are used. The melodies are played in major keys .

The dances include Scottish , Polka , Waltz , Mazurka , Quadrille, and Vastrap. The vastrap originated in South Africa and is a kind of quick step .

Well-known interpreters include Klipwerk Orkes and Klipwerk Lêplek , Danie Gray, Hennie de Bruyn en die Kitaarkêrels and Nico Carstens (1926–2016), whose piece Zambezi , composed in the 1950s, became internationally known, including through recordings by Acker Bilk and James Last . Most of the time the music is played by men, often in old age. Boeremusiek is occasionally combined with rock music , hip hop and other styles of music. The use of the concertina remains typical.

history

In the 19th century, there were British military bands in the Cape Colony , which also played to dance. The music was recorded and adapted by the South African Boers. The concertina played a major role in this: in 1902 alone, 97,315 concertinas were introduced from Germany. In the 1930s, records with Boeremusiek were recorded for the first time, including by the Vyf Vastrappers ("Five Vastraper"), the Vier Transvaalers ("Four Transvaalers ") and the Ses Hartbrekers ("Six Heartbreakers"). In the 1970s the Boeremusiek lost its popularity. As a countermeasure, the Konsertinaklub van Suid-Afrika, later Tradisionele Boeremusiekklub van Suid-Afrika, was founded in 1981 ("Traditional Boeremusiekklub von South Africa"). It represents the traditional form of Boeremusiek. The actual reason for the establishment was the desire to provide the grave of the musician Faan Harris with a tombstone. In 1989 the Boeremusiekgilde van Suid-Afrika (“Boeremusiekgilde von South Africa”) was established, which represents Boeremusiek in al sy forme (“in all variants”), including the use of electrical instruments.

Others

  • The concertina and accordion also became the main instrument of the famo style , which, unlike the boeremusiek, is played by blacks.
  • The alternative South African artist Koos Kombuis ironically called his 2010 autobiography Seks & Drugs & Boeremusiek: Die Memoirs van 'n Volksverraaier (for example: "Sex and drugs and Boeremusiek: The memoirs of a traitor.")
  • The black jazz musician Hugh Masekela published in 1969, in the time of apartheid , on his album Masekela the instrumental boeremusiek , takes up the elements of this style.

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Extract from Schultz: Die ontstaan ​​en ontwikkeling van boeremusiek at boeremusiek.org.za (English), accessed on March 1, 2015
  2. ↑ What is a Sokkie. The Braai (BBQ) and Potjie Way of Life. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Dan Michael Worrall: The Anglo-German Concertina. A social history. Volume 2. Dan Michael Worrall, Fulshear, Texas, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9825996-1-7 , p. 29. Excerpts as digital copies
  4. ^ A b Dan Michael Worrall: The Anglo-German Concertina. A social history. Volume 2. Dan Michael Worrall, Fulshear, Texas, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9825996-1-7 , p. 24. Excerpts as digital copies
  5. ↑ Projects of the club (Afrikaans), accessed March 1, 2015