Africa o-ye! : a celebration of African music

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  • by Graeme Ewens ; with an introduction by Manu Dibango.
  • Ewens, Graeme
  • New York, N.Y., USA : Da Capo Press, 1992.
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    • Where to find it

    Music Library — Reference

    Call Number
    ML3502.5 .E95 1992
    Status
    Available

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    Summary

    From the African continent to Europe, America and Great Britain, Africa O-Ye! surveys these contemporary and vibrant styles in the context of traditional culture, and traces the two-way traffic between Africa and western music from the early days of highlife in the 1920s through to today's dance fusions.

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    Contents

    Music in motion -- Heartbeat of Africa -- Contexts and connections / Islamic inflexions -- Sounds of the Sahel -- Highlife zone -- Makossa movers -- Rumba region -- Swahili sounds -- Liberation music -- Township voices -- Music in the marketplace.

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    Description:
    224 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm.
    Series:
    A Da Capo paperback
    Published:
    New York, N.Y., USA : Da Capo Press, 1992.
    Language:
    English
    Notes:
    "First published in the United Kingdom in 1991 by Guiness Publishing Limited ... Enfield, Middlesex"--T.p. verso.
    Discography: pages 216-217.
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index.
    ISBN:
    0306804611
    9780306804618
    OCLC Number:
    23940448
    Other Identifiers:
    LCCN: 91020719

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