Home›Sources›Rafapa, "Popular Music in the Zion Christian Church," Muziki, 2013SourcesRafapa, "Popular Music in the Zion Christian Church," Muziki, 2013sourceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Rafapa, "Popular Music in the Zion Christian Church," Muziki, 2013." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/rafapa-popular-music-zion-christian-church-2013.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Rafapa, "Popular Music in the Zion Christian Church," Muziki, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/rafapa-popular-music-zion-christian-church-2013Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-rafapa-popular-music-in-the-zion-christi, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Rafapa, "Popular Music in the Zion Christian Church," Muziki, 2013}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/rafapa-popular-music-zion-christian-church-2013}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA peer reviewed journal article examining the popularity and cultural function of worship songs sung within the Zion Christian Church, South Africa's largest African Initiated Church. The article reads these songs as a refracted continuation of South African black folk and popular music, remoulded for congregational worship, and names specific performing bodies within the church, including a GaRankuwa Male Choir and a Mashashane Male Choir. Published in Muziki: Journal of Music Research in Africa.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (17 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedLesibana RafapaPublisherWell-attestedMuziki: Journal of Music Research in Africa, Taylor and Francis, volume 10, issue 1, pages 19 to 24Publication YearWell-attested2013URLWell-attestedhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/18125980.2013.805956Source TypeWell-attestedJournal articleAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier one: a peer reviewed academic journal article in Muziki, a scholarly music research journal, independent secondary scholarship on the church's worship music rather than an account issued by the church itself.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAfrica, Continents Well-attested This source names Africa directly: "the Zion Christian Church, South Africa's largest African Initiated Church."Source Rafapa, "Popular Music in the Zion Christian Church," Muziki, 2013Lesibana Rafapatier 1Zion Christian Church, Denominations Well-attested This source names Zion Christian Church directly: "of worship songs sung within the Zion Christian Church, South Africa's largest African Initiated Church."Source Rafapa, "Popular Music in the Zion Christian Church," Muziki, 2013Lesibana Rafapatier 1Claims Backed By This Source (17 claims)This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Musical Works, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested13ArticlesThe Choirs and Brass Band of the Zion Christian ChurchMusical WorksThe Best Of Z.C.C.SourcesRafapa, "Popular Music in the Zion Christian Church," Muziki, 2013Holds2SourcesRafapa, "Popular Music in the Zion Christian Church," Muziki, 2013General References2ArticlesThe Choirs and Brass Band of the Zion Christian ChurchMusical WorksThe Best Of Z.C.C.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year