Bahlabelelelani - Why Do They Sing?: Gender and Power in Contemporary Women's Songs

By (author): Nompumelelo Zondi. Focuses on the nature of women's contemporary songs in the rural community of Zwelibomvu, near Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal. It aims to answer the question, 'Why do they sing?', drawing on a variety of discourses of gender and power to examine the content and purposes of the songs.