Africa o-ye! : a celebration of African music

Author(s)

• Ewens, Graeme

Bibliographic Information

Africa o-ye! : a celebration of African music

by Graeme Ewens ; with an introduction by Manu Dibango

（A Da Capo paperback）

Da Capo Press, c1991

Note

"First published in the United Kingdom in 1991 by Guiness Publishing Limited ... Enfield, Middlesex"--T.p. verso

Discography: p. 216-217

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-219) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Exploring styles such as soukous, rai, makossa, mbaqanga, mbalaz and jit, this 225-page book surveys the contemporary styles of African music in the context of traditional culture and traces the growth of African music from 1920s highlife to doday's dance fusion. Hundreds of color and black and white photographs, biographies, selective discography and comprehensive index are included with author Graeme Ewens informative and entertaining text.

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Details

• NCID: BA67078595
• ISBN:
  • 0306804611
• LCCN: 91020719
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: 224 p.
• Size: 27 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : ML3502.5
  • DC20 : 781.63/096
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Popular music -- Africa -- History and criticism
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00060877