Music in West Africa : experiencing music, expressing culture

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Music in West Africa : experiencing music, expressing culture

Ruth M. Stone

（Global music series / general editors, Bonnie C. Wade and Patricia Shehan Campbell）

Oxford University Press, 2005

  • cloth : acid-free paper
  • pbk. : acid-free paper

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-107) and index

Description and Table of Contents
Volume

cloth : acid-free paper ISBN 9780195144994

Description

This book introduces the musical traditions of West Africa and discusses the diversity, motifs, and structure of West African music within the larger patterns of the region's culture. Drawing upon the author's extensive fieldwork, it explores how the music's complex rhythmic combinations in fast-paced patterns and quick, tightly orchestrated movements influence how West Africans understand themselves and their culture.
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pbk. : acid-free paper ISBN 9780195145007

Description

This book introduces the musical traditions of West Africa and discusses the diversity, motifs, and structure of West African music within the larger patterns of the region's culture. Drawing upon the author's extensive fieldwork, it explores how the music's complex rhythmic combinations in fast-paced patterns and quick, tightly orchestrated movements influence how West Africans understand themselves and their culture.

Table of Contents

  • 1. TRAVELING TO WEST AFRICA
  • 2. PERFORMANCE FACETS
  • 3. VOICES: LAYERED TONE COLORS
  • 4. PART-COUNTERPART: CALL AND RESPONSE
  • 5. TIME AND POLYRHYTHM
  • 6. SURVEYING THE TRIP: CUTTING THE EDGE

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