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The Music of Africa by J H Kwaben Nketia Publisher Comments The study of African music is a study at once of unity and diversity. The range of indigenous musical resources and practices found on this vast continent is as wide and varies as its topography. In this informative and highly readable book, Professor... (read more) List Price $24.40 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Rumba Rules: The Politics of Dance Music in Mobutu's Zaire by Bob W White Publisher Comments Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) from 1965 until 1997, was fond of saying happy are those who sing and dance, and his regime energetically promoted the notion of culture as a national resource. During this period... (read more) List Price $30.25 Your price: $23.95 New - Trade Paper
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A Language of Song: Journeys in the Musical World of the African Diaspora by Samuel Charters Publisher Comments In A Language of Song, Samuel Charters--one of the pioneering collectors of African American music--writes of a trip to West Africa where he found a gathering of cultures and a continuing history that lay behind the flood of musical expression he... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Fiddling in West Africa: Touching the Spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba Cultures by Jacqueline Cogdell Djedje Synopsis Fiddling has had a lengthy history in Africa which has long been ignored. Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje corrects this oversight with an expansive study on fiddling in the Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures of West Africa. DjeDje not only explains the... (read more) Your price: $23.95 New - Trade Paper
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Music in East Africa: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture with CD (Audio) (Global Music) by Gregory Barz Publisher Comments Music in East Africa is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the core book in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Book W/Audio Cd
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In Griot Time: An American Guitarist in Mali by Banning Eyre Publisher Comments Djelimady Tounkara is only one of the memorable people you will meet in this dramatic narrative of life among the griot musicians of Mali. Born into families where music and the tradition of griot story-telling is a heritage and a privilege, Djelimady... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Modern Middle East Series #20: Men and Popular Music in Algeria: The Social Significance of Rai by Marc Schade Poulsen Publisher Comments Rai music is often called the voice of the voiceless in Algeria, a society currently swept by tragic conflict. Rai is the voice of Algerian men, young men caught between generations and classes, in political strife, and in economic inequality. In a... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Intonations: A Social History of Music and Nation in Luanda, Angola, from 1945 to Recent Times with CD (Audio) (New African Histories) by Marissa J Moorman Publisher Comments Intonations tells the story of how Angola's urban residents in the late colonial period (roughly 1945-74) used music to talk back to their colonial oppressors and, more importantly, to define what it meant to be Angolan and what they hoped to gain from... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Trade Paper
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African Rock: The Pop Music of a Continent by Chris Stapleton Description Discography: p. 330-338. Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-351) and index.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Da Capo Guide to Contemporary African Music by Ronnie Graham Description Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-305), discographies, and index.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Muslim Women Sing: Hausa Popular Song with CD (Audio) (African Expressive Cultures) by Beverly B Mack Synopsis In Muslim Women Sing, Beverly B. Mack shows Muslim women in northern Nigeria actively involved in creative activity. Although most of the songs and oral poetry are performed for female audiences only, some are performed for mixed groups, and typically... (read more) List Price $32.75 Your price: $6.50 Used - Book W/Audio Cd
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Repercussions: African-American Music by Geoffrey Haydon Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Makeba: My Story by Miriam Makeba List Price $11.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Roots of Black Music the Vocal Instrumen by Ashenafi Kebede Your price: $7.25 Used - Trade Paper
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