More than Drumming : Essays on African and Afro-Latin American Music and Musicians : Symposium on African and Afro-American Music : Papers

This volume, a project of the Center for Ethnic Music at Howard University, is an outgrowth of a symposium on African and Afro-American Music, sponsored by the center in the fall of 1978. The symposium, conceptualized by W. Komla Amoaku (formerly on the staff of the center), brought together eight scholars, three of whom have essays in this volume. More than drumming Contents Illustrations 7.1 The location of Igede and neighboring ethnic groups 7.2 The Etuh Musical Association of Adum Owo 7.3 The Aitah “Ibelebele” masquerade of Andibla 7.4 The Aitah “Onyuwunyu” masquerade of Oju, dancing at a funeral 7.9 The Omepa children’s musical association of Obohu village, Oju 7.6 The Onyeweh children’s masquerades of Andibla 8.1 Variations in tunes: “I put my heart in God” 8.2 Variations in tunes: “Earth is Sodom and Gomorrah” 8.3 Apostolic women concentrate intensely as they sing the closing hymn at Kerek Lusaka, Zambia 8.4 Maharikros (special singers) in Bocha, Zimbabwe, perform a praise song after the worship ceremony 9.1 Yoruba tonal accents 9.2 The candomblé melotype 9.3 Permutations (in “dorian” mode) 9.4 Other possibilities 9.5 Cadences (from Yoruba songs) 9.6 Yoruba, “Sango oni f‘aso osi...” 9.7 Yoruba, “Iro le upa..." 9.8 Bahia, “Oba nixá...” 9.9 Bahia, “Kiniba...” 9.10 Haiti, “Changó magnavaam...” 10.1 Map of centers of Afro-Colonial culture 10.2 Common shapes of the tambor of Panama 10.3 Caja tambora, Tucuti, Province of Darién 10.4 Pujador—San Miguel, Isla del Rey 10.5 Tambor—La Chorrera, Province of Panama, Gran Diablos 10.6 Drummer from Tucuti, Province of Darién 10.7 Drum ensemble, Tucuti, Province of Darién 10.8 Drums, Tucuti, Province of Darién 10.9 Characteristic Congo drum patterns: “Atravesao”—Terrible Tables 10.1 Organization of drum ensembles in representative geographical areas 10.2 Congo drum ensemble 10.3 Comparative drum measurements Preface Introduction (Irene V. Jackson) 1. The Concept of Preservation in Ethnomusicology (Bruno Nettl) 2. All Musical Cultures Are About Equally Complex (Mantle Hood) 3. Toward a Definition of Traditional African Music: A Look at the Ewe of Ghana (W. Komla Amoaku) 4. On Signing and Symbolism in Music: The Evidence from among an African People (Nissio Fiagbedzi) 5. Aesthetic and Social Aspects of Music in African Ritual Settings (Daphne D. Harrison) 6. Women and Music in Sudanic Africa (Jacqueline Cogdell Djedje) 7. Music and Dance Guilds in Igede (Robert W. Nicholls) 8. Ecstatic Singing: Music and Social Integration in an African Church (Bennetta Jules-Rosette) 9. A Yoruba/Nagé “Melotype” for Religious Songs in the African Diaspora: Continuity of West African Praise Song in the New World (David B. Welch) 10. They Sing with the Voice of the Drum: Afro-Panamanian Musical Traditions (Ronald R. Smith) Index The Contributors