We must ask why apparently general musical abilities should be restricted to a chosen few in societies supposed to be culturally more advanced. Does cultural development represent a real advance in human sensitivity, or is it chiefly a diversion for… — John Blacking Copy Share Image
We must ask why apparently general musical abilities should be restricted to a chosen few in societies supposed to be culturally more advanced. Does… — John Blacking Copy Share Image
...we may be able to prove conclusively that all men are born with potentially brilliant intellects...and that the source of cultural creativity is the… — John Blacking Copy Share Image
Thus, if a composer wants to produce music that is relevant to his contemporaries, his chief problem is not really musical, though it may… — John Blacking Copy Share Image
The ultimate aim of dancing is to be able to move without thinking, to be danced. — John Blacking Copy Share Image
Tshikona is lwa-ha-masia-khali-i-tshi-vhila, "the time when people rush to the scene of the dance and leave their pots to boil over." Tshikona "makes sick… — John Blacking Copy Share Image
