The Garland Handbook of African Music (Garland Handbooks of World Music)

The Garland Handbook Of African Music Is Comprised Of Essays From The Garland Encyclopedia Of World Music: Volume 1, Africa, (1997). Revised And Updated, The Essays Offer Detailed, Regional Studies Of The Different Musical Cultures Of Africa And Examine The Ways In Which Music Helps To Define The Identity Of This Particular Area. Part One Provides An In-depth Introduction To Africa. Part Two Focuses On Issues And Processes, Such As Notation And Oral Tradition, Dance In Communal Life, And Intellectual Property. Part Three Focuses On The Different Regions, Countries, And Cultures Of Africa With Selected Regional Case Studies. The Second Edition Has Been Expanded To Include Exciting New Scholarship That Has Been Conducted Since The First Edition Was Published. Questions For Critical Thinking At The End Of Each Major Section Guide And Focus Attention On What Musical And Cultural Issues Arise When One Studies The Music Of Africa -- Issues That Might Not Occur In The Study Of Other Musics Of The World. An Accompanying Audio Compact Disc Offers Musical Examples Of Some Of The Music Of Africa [publisher Description] Profile Of Africa ; African Music In A Constellation Of Arts ; Exploring African Music /ruth M. Stone -- Notation And Oral Tradition / Kay Kaufman Shelemay -- Conceptions Of Song : Ownership, Rights, And African Copyright Law / Alex Perullo -- Dance In Communal Life / Patience A. Kwakwa -- Islam In Liberia / Lester P. Monts -- The Guitar In Africa /andrew L. Kaye -- Kru Mariners And Migrants Of The West African Coast / Cynthia Schmidt -- Popular Music In Africa / Angela Impey -- Music And Hiv/aids In Africa / Gregory Barz And Judah Cohen -- West Africa : An Introduction / Jacqueline Cogdell Djedje -- Yoruba Popular Music / Christopher Waterman -- The Tradition And Identity In A Diversifying Context / Daniel B. Reed -- North Africa : An Introduction ; Tuareg Music / Caroline Card Wendt -- From Village To Vinyl : Geneologies Of New Kabyle Style / Jane E. Goodman -- East Africa : An Introduction / Peter Cooke -- Music And The Construction Of Identity Among The Abayudaya (jewish People) Of Uganda / Jeffrey A. Summit -- Central Africa : An Introduction / Gerhard Kubik -- Musical Life In The Central African Republic / Michelle Kisliuk -- Southern Africa : An Introduction / John E. Kaemmer -- Popular Music In South Africa /david B. Coplan -- Dance And Gender As Contested Sites In Southern Malawian Presbyterian Churches / Clara E. Henderson. Contents Of Accompanying Cd: Kpelle Woi-meni-pele Epic Excerpt (liberia) -- Lidet Christmas Celebration (ethiopia) -- Whispered Song (burundi) -- Vai Call To Prayer (liberia) -- Palm-wine Highlife Song (ghana) -- Hiv/aids Music (uganda) -- Dan Music (côte D'ivoire) -- Anlo-ewe Kinka Drumming (ghana) -- Anlo-ewe Kinka Songs (ghana) -- Maninka Mansareh Balo Praise Songs (sierra Leone) -- Bala Patterns Of Maninka Mansareh Balo Praise Song (sierra Leone) -- Maninka Duwa Praise Song (sierra Leone) -- Tuareg Tihadanaren (algeria) -- Tuareg Takðmba Song : Khadisia (algeria) -- Basoga Song : Enyhonyhi Kolojo Khumutiyeere (uganda) -- Baganda Song : Gganga Aluwa (uganda) -- Abaudaya (jewish) Music (uganda) -- Somali Caayar : Dhaanto, Excerpt A (somalia) -- Somali Caayar : Dhaanto, Excerpt B (somalia) -- Popular Song : Motike (central African Republic) -- Baaka Pygmy Hunting Song : Makala (central African Republic) -- Baaka Pygmy God Dance Song (central African Republic) -- Shona Mbira Song : Tongore (zimbabwe) -- Shona Spirit Song : Nyama Musango (zimbabwe) -- Mvamo Dance Song (malawi). Edited By Ruth M. Stone. [this Book] Is Comprised Of Essays From The Garland Encyclopedia Of World Music: Volume 1, Africa (1997)--cover. Accompanying Compact Disc Contains Audio Examples Of African Music. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 469-478) And Index. Discography: P. 479-483. Filmography: P. 484-485.