Kevin Volans - White Man Sleeps (for two African-tuned harpsichords, vio...
"The title ‘White Man Sleeps’ comes from a moment in nyanga panpipe music where the performers leave off playing their loud pipes for a few cycles and dance only to the sound of their ankle rattles, to let the white landowner sleep – for a minute or two." ‘String Quartet No 1 “White Man Sleeps” | Kevin Volans’. Accessed 20 September 2021. https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/11906/String-Quartet-No-1-White-Man-Sleeps--Kevin-Volans/ . The Journal of Music. ‘Wild Air: The Music of Kevin Volans’. Accessed 20 September 2021. https://journalofmusic.com/focus/wild-air-music-kevin-volans .