Erlmann, Veit
ERLMANN, Veit
ERLMANN, Veit. German, b. 1951. Genres: Cultural/Ethnic topics, Music. Career: University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, professor of ethnomusicology, 1981-85; University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, professor of ethnomusicology, 1986-87; Free University of Berlin, Germany, professor of ethnomusicology, 1987-. Publications: African Stars: Studies in Black South African Performance, 1991; Nightsong: Power, Performance and Practice in South Africa, 1995; Music, Modernity and the Global Imagination, 1999. Address: School of Music, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station E3100, Austin, TX 78712-0435, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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