The Garland handbook of African music / / edited by Ruth M. Stone

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809360103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2008
• ISBN: 1-135-90000-0; 1-135-90001-9; 1-282-08514-X; 9786612085147; 0-203-92787-7
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (522 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): StoneRuth M
• Disciplina: 780.96
• Soggetti: Music - Africa - History and criticism; Folk music - Africa - History and criticism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Abridged paperback edition of Africa, volume 1 of The Garland encyclopedia of world music, with the addition of a new article, 'Exploring African Music' as well as articles by Alex Perullo, Gregory Barz and Judah Cohen, Daniel B. Reed, Jeffrey A. Summit, Jane Goodman, and Clara Henderson. The reed article is adapted from previous publication by Indiana University Press"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 469-478) and index.; Discography: p. 479-483.; Filmography: p. 484-485.
• Nota di contenuto: BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF AUDIO EXAMPLES; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ORTHOGRAPHY; PART 1 Introduction to African Music; Profile of Africa; African Music in a Constellation of Arts; Exploring African Music; PART 2 Issues and Processes in African Music; Notation and Oral Tradition; Conceptions of Song: Ownership, Rights, and African Copyright Law; Dance in Communal Life; Islam in Liberia; The Guitar in Africa; Kru Mariners and Migrants of the West African Coast; Popular Music in Africa; Music and HIV/AIDS in Africa; Questions for Critical ThinkingPART 3 Regional Case Studies; West Africa; West Africa: An Introduction; Yoruba Popular Music; "The Tradition" and Identity in a Diversifying Context; Questions for Critical ; Thinking; North Africa; North Africa: An Introduction; Tuareg Music; From Village to Vinyl: Genealogies of New Kabyle Song; Questions for Critical Thinking; East Africa; East Africa: An Introduction; Music and the Construction of Identity among the Abayudaya (Jewish People) of Uganda; Questions for Critical Thinking; Central Africa; Central Africa An Introduction; Musical Life in the Central African RepublicQuestions for Critical Thinking; Southern Africa; Southern Africa: An Introduction; Popular Music in South Africa; Dance and Gender as Contested Sites in Southern Malawian Presbyterian Churches; Questions for Critical Thinking; General Questions for the Whole Book; Glossary; A Guide to Publications; A Guide to Recordings; A Guide to Films and Videos; Notes on the Audio Examples; INDEX