Stars, Bars & Guitars by Jon Monsoon
Jon Monsoon quotes Elvis Costello in his introduction to this raucous journey through the last decade or two of South African music: “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture – it’s a really stupid thing to want to do.”
Ah yes – but I’m delighted that Jon Monsoon is dumb enough – because this book is pure entertainment. It’s anything but comprehensive, it’s colourful (no, really – both in the writing and in the design) and it’s partisan (Mr. Monsoon choses what he wants to write about and who he wants to write about – and I like that; I like reading about what makes other writers tick).
And above all, it’s a fresh look at South African culture – one that both South Africans and foreigners will enjoy.
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