Ethnomusicology and African Music (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789964704001)

The volume in hand 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. The section on creative and historical topics covers the following: the history of music in African culture; history and the organization of music in West Africa; historical evidence in Ga religious music; processes of differentiation and interdependency in African music; African musical roots in the Americas; and developing contemporary idioms out of traditional music.

Author: J. H. Kwabena Nketia
ISBN-10: 9964704003
ISBN-13: 9789964704001
Publisher: Afram Publications
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2000
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.05h x 5.01w x 1.04d