A collection of love songs representing the diversity of the form, from songs praising kings and queens to husbands and wives and to parents and children. 237pp, UK. KARNAK HOUSE.

A collection of songs from all over the continent introducing symbolic meanings of ordinary words and the relationship between songs of three thousand years ago from ancient Egypt with those of contemporary Africa. 188pp, UK. KARNAK HOUSE, 0907015980

This booklet is intended to create general awareness of the creative potential of African art music in Ghana as a contemporary genre and musical idiom. BNS, 53pp, GHANA. AFRAM PUBLICATIONS.

A vivid presentation of African music. From soukous to rai, makossa, mbaqanga, mbalax and jit, the author traces musical styles and profiles artists such as Youssou N'Dour, Franco, Salif keita, Manu Dibango, Zaiko Langa Langa, Fela Kuti and Lucky Dube. Illustrated with over 200 photographs and includes notes on clubs, festivals, magazines. Bib, index, 224pp, UK. GUINNESS, 0851129773

1991 Paperback

Brings together ideas and conceptions of musical practice and arts education in Africa. Covering topics ranging from philosophical arguments and ethno-musicology to practical classroom ideas, this book attempts to stimulate academic discourse, as well as offering practical ideas and information to assist teachers and students in Africa in bringing fresh musical perspectives on instrument playing, singing, children's literature and play. 260pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AFRICAN MINDS.

The life story of Franco Luambo Makiadi the Zairean guitarist, composer and bandleader, and his legacy. Illustrated with b/w photographs and includes 19pp of lyrics. Index, app, discography, 320pp, UK. BUKU PRESS.

VOLUME 1- THE ROOT: Foundation. Learner-centred series that attempts to foster African indigenous knowledge perspectives and rationalization about the musical arts. The five volumes of the musical arts study series derive from 36 years of research and analytical studies in African musical arts. The volumes address what the authors argue is a pressing need for learning texts informed by the indigenous African musical arts systems that target tertiary education. The texts incorporate knowledge of conventional European classical music as they relate to the unique features of African musical arts thinking and theoretical content. The series is in five volumes designed for the study of the musical arts in the Music Departments of colleges and universities in Africa in particular. Volumes 1 to 3 are designed as a graduated series for musical arts education at the tertiary level under the module topics: musical structure and form; factors of music appreciation; music instruments; music and society; research; music theatre; performance. Volume 3 has two additional modules: African musical arts and historical process, and History and literature of Western classical music. Volume 4 is a collection of essays in indigenous music, dance and drama that could enrich perception on issues in musical arts scholarship for students and researchers engaged in disciplinary specialization. It includes specialist discussions on dance and authentic African drama. Volume 5 is on modern African classical drumming as an instrument of specialization for contemporary concert performances. It contains repertory for solo drumming, drum and voice/saxophone/trumpet duos, and inter-cultural drum ensemble works. The imperatives of advancing the indigenous philosophy and theory into global classical practices have informed the literary composi-tions demonstrating indigenous African compositional theory. These are offered in three collections: Volume 5.1: Solo concert drumming & drummistic piano; Volume 5.2: Intercultural duos; Volume 5.3: Intercultural ensembles.216pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AFRICAN MINDS.

VOLUME 2 - THE STEM: Growth. 182pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AFRICAN MINDS.

VOLUME 3 - THE FOLIAGE: Consolidation. 214pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AFRICAN MINDS.

VOLUME 4 - ILLUMINATIONS, REFLECTIONS AND EXPLORATIONS. 302pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AFRICAN MINDS.

VOLUME 5 - THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN AFRICAN CLASSICAL DRUM MUSIC: Book 1 - Concert drum solos and drummistic piano solos. 60pp, SOUTH AFRICA.

AFRICAN MINDS.

VOLUME 5 - THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN AFRICAN CLASSICAL DRUM MUSIC: Book 2 - Concert duos. 160pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AFRICAN MINDS.

VOLUME 5 - THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN AFRICAN CLASSICAL DRUM MUSIC: Book 3 - Ensembles. 326pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AFRICAN MINDS.

In the tradition of African musicologists who have pioneered serious scholarly study of African music, notably J.H. Kwabena Nketia, this extended essay considers the subject of aesthetic value in African music, in particular, in the Ewe and Akan (Ghanaian) traditions. It examines African as compared with Western ideas about musical experience and its appeal; and music in relation to values, morality and human emotion. 72pp, GHANA. SELF-PUBLISHED TITLES/NO IMPRINT.

This is the first volume in a series compiling the papers of the renowned scholar of music, Kwabena Nketia. It deals with modes of inquiry and interpretation broadly organised into sections on theory, and historical and creative studies. The section on theoretical issues comprises papers on: the problem of meaning in African music; musicology and African music; the juncture of the social and the musical; integrating objectivity and experience in ethnomusicological studies; the aesthetic dimension in ethnomusicological studies; universal perspectives in ethnomusicology; and contextual strategies of inquiry and systematisation. Index, bib, maps, 405pp, GHANA. AFRAM PUBLICATIONS LTD. DELAY.

Revised edition. A comprehensive collection of essays by leading scholars in the field, exploring all aspects of African music and providing an introduction to the continents' many musical forms. Includes a discussion of issues and processes in the study of African music and a number of regional case studies covering North, West, East, Central, and Southern Africa. Also includes an accompanying CD illustrating the discussions found in the book and provides a guide to publications, recordings and films of African music. Index, bib, gloss, b/w illus, maps, notations, xiv, 501pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE.

New in paperback. The first comprehensive portrait of the world of traditional African performers known as griots and griottes, starting with their discovery by the outside world in 1352 by a North African traveller, Ibn Battuta, up to the time of Alex Haley and the present. Index, bib, 410pp, USA. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Collection of essays ranging from perspectives on and trends in music composition to national support for the arts, with examples from Africa, China, India and the USA. Index, notes, 323pp, USA. MRI PRESS, 0962747343

A study of a musical genre which has been produced for more than fifty years by the Yoruba people of south-western Nigeria. Provides a detailed account of its evolution, social significance and roots in diverse sources. Includes a glossary of Yoruba terms. App, bib, index, 277pp, USA. CHICAGO U P.

Traces this music culture from its origins predating the thirteenth-century Mali empire to the recording studios of Paris and New York. Focuses on hunter's music, music of the jelis or griots, jembe and other drumming, and guitar based modern music. Maps, b/w illus, musical transcriptions, discography, videography, app, bib, index, CD (available separately), 500pp, USA. CHICAGO UP.

Compact disc that complements the book above.

An introduction to the various ways historical music traditions and present day musical performances either collide, fuse or remain mutually exclusive in contemporary East Africa. Using descriptions of performances and case studies detailing the lives of individual musicians, the author shows how people in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania interact with traditional East African music. Includes a 70 minute CD containing examples of the music discussed in the text. Index, gloss, b/w illus, map, xix, 139pp, UK. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Traces the history of contemporary African music over the last fifty years, packed with anecdotes and insights into the politics and culture of the stars of African music. 300pp, b&w photographs, USA. LAWRENCE HILL BOOKS.

An overview of the musical traditions of Africa with respect to their historical, cultural and social background, their organisation and practice. Richly illustrated with b/w photographs and musical scores. Index, bib, gloss, 278pp, UK. NORTON.

Thirty one African music scholars draw on the multidisciplinary perspectives of musicology, composition, performing practice, ethnomusicology and education to reflect on how the musical arts are learnt and practiced, the indigenous theory for playing and composing without notation, and the role of technology. Refs, diags, map, xv, 306pp. The book is accompanied by a double CD of a live recording of the launch concert of the Pan African Society for Musical Arts Education, in April 2002. CD1:15 tracks, 68:59; CD2: 15 tracks, 60:34, SOUTH AFRICA. UNISA PRESS.

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2003 VIDEO

A detailed study of African musical instruments, with graphics and drawings by the author. Chapters include: traditional instruments (cordophones, membrana-phones, aerophones, idiophones); the religious and cultural background; traditional marimbas; the technical basis of scale, resonance, wave movement; a handbook of instrument designs; and traditional decorative patterns. Index, 156pp, ZIMBABWE. MAMBO PRESS, 1995 1995 0869226142 Paperback

Six essays discussing the social context of music, the responses of music to changing societies and the record industry. One essay is in German. Refs, bib, apps, b/w photos, 139pp, GERMANY. BAYREUTH.

This volume brings together the latest research on censorship in colonial and post-colonial Africa, focusing on the attempts to censor musicians and the strategies of resistance devised by musicians in their struggles to be heard. Selected contents: The cultural boycott against apartheid South Africa: a case of defensible censorship? Michael Drewett; Vocal killers, silent killers: popular media, genocide, and the call for benevolent censorship in Rwanda, Dylan Craig and Nomalanga Mkhize; Racist hate speech in South Africa's fragile democracy: The case of Ngema's 'AmaNdiya', Gary Baines; ZVAKWANA! - Enough! Media control and unofficial censorship of music in Zimbabwe. 242pp, UK. ASHGATE PUBLISHERS.

Collection of academic essays by Nordic and African scholars which examines the way music expresses volatile identities in Africa today. A wide range of musical styles are discussed from Reggae, Zouglou and Mapouka in Cote D'Ivoire to the Kadongo-Kamu music in Uganda. Discography, refs, notes, maps, b/w photos, 182pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

Chronicles the struggle for peoples of African descent to overcome slavery, colonialism and neo-colonial hegemony. Tracing resistance movements from the colonial period into the 20th century through music and religion, the pursuit of freedom and the practice of resistance extend beyond the borders of Africa into popular culture in the US, the Caribbean and South Africa. Ohadike crosses a multitude of eras and locations but the theme of resistance to oppression through religion and music echoes drums of liberation into the present. Index, bib, 258pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

A survey of contemporary cases of worldwide music censorship examining the causes, methods and logic behind attempts to prevent people from hearing certain kinds of music by governments, commercial corporations, religious lobby groups and authorities. These essays discuss a wide variety of cases from Asia, the Middle East, Europe and America. Essays on Africa look at censorship in South Africa during Apartheid, the manipulation of music and musicians in Zimbabwe and Matoub Lounes and the struggle for Berber identity in Algeria. Includes contributions and testimonies from scholars, journalists, and musicians. Includes a compilation CD of 10 tracks by artists described in the book. Index, notes, b/w illus, 228pp, UK. ZED BOOKS.

Examines the development and significance of gospel music in Zimbabwe. It approaches music with Christian theological ideas and popular appeal as a cultural phenomenon with manifold implications. Research report # 121, 105pp, SWEDEN. NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE.

Contributions explore how urbanization, commercialization and globalization contributed to the vibrancy of East African popular music of the 1990s. It was marked by hybridity, syncretism and innovativeness. 400pp, TANZANIA. MKUKI NA NYOTA PUBLISHERS.

Seven original piano compositions attempted to capture and evoke different features of African music, especially those of the Yoruba tradition. iv, 118pp, GERMANY. BAYREUTH.

A textbook for the study of dance in South African schools. Well illustrated with b/w photographs. Index, 135pp, UK. KWELA BOOKS.

Addressing teachers, students and performers, the author shows how composers strike a balance between tradition and modernisation in African music composition. Includes an accompanying CD. Index, gloss, bib 213pp, GERMANY. BAYREUTH.

A seminal text in ethnomusicology providing a scholarly exploration of Tiv song and society looking in particular at how song is integral in Tiv cultural systems. Illus-trated with b/w photographs and musical scores. Index, bib, 301pp, USA.

Produced to accompany an ambitious exhibition collaboration between the California African American Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, this book highlights the many functions and expressions of music on the African continent and in the diaspora. Large format, many col ill, notes, refs, 363pp, USA. WASHINGTON U P.