Please send this around to Arts Faculty Members re: Music and Culture in Durban, S. Af., May 2012

[Carol Ann Weaver]

Hello Arts staff,
I would like to submit an announcement that goes to all Arts Faculty  
members.  I wish to announce my Music & Culture in Durban, South  
Africa course (Music 355 or for PACS credit) which will run from May 7  
– May 25, 2012.  Students will need to begin stating their interest  
and commitment to this course, well before the end of Fall Term, 2011.

thanks, Carol

Here is information about this course:

Music & Culture in Durban, South Africa
May 7 – May 25, 2012

Experience the live music, creative arts
and cultural life of the South African
coastal city of Durban, with its local Zulu,
Xhosa, East Indian, Afrikaner, (and other)
peoples. Attend concerts of jazz/traditional
music, visit art workshops, see plays,
attend lectures, and visit distinctive
cultural areas in and around Durban.

Cost and Cancellation Policy
Estimated Fee no more than $3800
Estimated Fee includes:
Airline transportation, accomodations including
breakfast, admissions, lectures and special
excursions.
The programme may be taken for credit or as an
audit. No requisite.
Not included:
Lunches, dinners, local travel, medical insurance,
tuition fee, and personal expenses.
(Plan to spend approx. $350-$400 for lunches/
dinners/local travel and approx. $200 for personal
expenses).

Features
Participants will be involved in events
such as these:
• Attend all-night isicathimyia male choral competition (Ladysmith  
Black Mambazo–style music)
• Visit traditional Zulu village
• Visit Zulu township school and tour township areas within Durban
• Spend time with an African sangoma, learning about her practices
• Tour Valley of 1,000 Hills and visit a lion park
• Visit Gandi Settlement near Durban
• Visit BAT Centre where local artists create their work
• Visit the Islamic Juma Mosque and tour Moslem sectors of Durban
• Visit Durban’s Art Gallery and Local Historyn Museum
• Attend lectures on African music and culture by University of  
KwaZulu Natal professors
• Attend Afro-jazz concerts at Centre for Jazz and Popular Music  
(UKZN) and other Durban Afro-jazz venues
• Attend concerts of traditional African music
• Have discussions with workers in HIV AIDS awareness and peace/ 
conflict issues
• Attend local “African” churches
• Spend time at University of KwaZulu Natal -libraries, museums,  
collections
• See local theatre productions
• Visit Botanical Gardens and other nature reserves in Durban area
• Spend time on Indian Ocean beach

Programme Description
South Africa’s coastal city of Durban is the highly
acclaimed centre of Zulu culture, as well as home
to a wide variety of other ethnic populations,
including East Indians, Xhosa, racially mixed people
(referred to as “Coloured”), Afrikaner, English, and
others. Rich cultural blends between these groups
have yielded some of the most exciting musical
and artistic creations from the entire continent.
Besides the throbbing African markets and art
centres, downtown music venues, township areas,
world-class business sector, mosques and Moslem
sections, busy harbour, and scenic coastline, sits
the world famous University of KwaZulu Natal,
renowned for its arts, cultural studies, jazz and
African traditional music, housing one of the
world’s finest collections of African instruments and
recordings. Participants attend musical/cultural
events throughout the city, visit museums and sites
of importance, and tour segments of the city not
often frequented by North American tourists.

Registration
The programme is designed for 12 to 14 participants.
Each registrant should complete a registration form, available at http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/
(follow the links for the course.)
Mail the completed form (one for
each person), with a cheque for $200 payable to
Conrad Grebel University College, to:
Dr. Carol Ann Weaver
Conrad Grebel University College
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON    N2L 3G6
Phone: 519-885-0220 x24245
Fax: 519-885-0014, attn: CAWeaver
Email: Dr. Carol Ann Weaver
caweaver at uwaterloo.ca
Web: grebel.uwaterloo.ca/southafrica.shtml

Payment Schedule
1) Deposit of $200 is due at the time of registration.
2) Firm prices will be set January 23, 2012.
3) The balance is due February 6, 2012.
No refunds after February 6.
Note: It is possible to register after February 6, 2012 depending on  
flight and accommodation
availability. However, after February 6 prices may increase from those  
set on January 23.

Further information
Contact Carol Ann Weaver <caweaver at uwaterloo.ca>
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