Give a little love

Llewellin R Jegels

doi:10.25159/69

Give a little love: The Zayn Adam story

Authors

Llewellin R Jegels

University of South Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25159/69

Keywords:

Zayn Adam, South Africa, contemporary music, jazz, singing, perfomance, Apartheid, biography, pop, Apartheid legislation, struggle history, Pop music, Cape Flats, Music History, Coloured Musician

Synopsis

This is the story of Zayn Adam, an iconic member of the popular 1970s Cape Flats band, Pacific Express, with the narrative based on key interviews held with people around the musician. The author explores the relationships between the various bands and their creation of music fusion as a means of transcending economic realities which forced this artistic reinvention upon which they had to rely as a means of survival, particularly when performing in white clubs. The author also explores the role of music as a form of cultural commentary and cultural memory against the backdrop of apartheid.
Print book: ISBN 9781868887873

Author Biography

Llewellin R Jegels, University of South Africa

The author is a lecturer at the University of South Africa.

Published

December 24, 2021