The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Africa

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Africa
ISBN-10
1351544357
ISBN-13
9781351544351
Series
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Category
Music
Pages
868
Language
English
Published
2017-09-25
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Ruth M. Stone

Description

Explores key themes in African music that have emerged in recent years-a subject usually neglected in country-by-country coverage emphasizes the contexts of musical performance-unlike studies that offer static interpretations isolated from other performing traditions presents the fresh insights and analyses of musicologists and anthropologists of diverse national origins-African, Asian, European, and American Charts the flow and influence of music. The Encyclopedia also charts the musical interchanges that followed the movement of people and ideas across the continent, including: cross-regional musical influences throughout Africa * Islam and its effect on African music * spread of guitar music * Kru mariners of Liberia * Latin American influences on African music * musical interchanges in local contexts * crossovers between popular and traditional practices. Audio CD included. Also includes nine maps and 96 music examples.

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