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temporary and fluctuating 'grassroots' bands which never 'make
it' even on a provincial level play an important part in the life
of their communities. The experience of belonging to a band in
itself is a valuable one, and this too should not be overlooked.
But, unfortunately, it would be impossible for this thesis to
discuss every band that has ever existed in Durban, since there
are hundreds.
It has, therefore, been necessary to create certain constraints
within which to work. These constraints have guided me in the
process of including or excluding bands. The bands which are
discussed comply with most, if not all of these constraints, and
without exception they comply to constraint number one.
Constraints:
I have discussed only those bands which made
recordings that were accessible to me. Since the music
itself forms an important element of this thesis, I
could not consider including bands who did not make
recordings or whose recordings were inaccessible to
me. The recordings that I have made use of are both
private and commercial.
I have chosen to focus on those bands which were
representative of a particular style or trend in the
Durban rock scene.
The bands that I have chosen to discuss are also
bands that made some sort of impact locally, and in
some cases, nationally. By this, I denote bands who
were popular in that they received media coverage or
because they were unusual in some way.
I have placed particular emphasis on those bands which
wrote and performed original compositions, since I
felt that music written by Durban musicians is perhaps