Encyclopedias, Biographical Dictionaries etc.
The Garland Handbook of African Music. by
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.
Location: Online resourceISBN: 9780203927878Publication Date: 2010-04-02
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online This link opens in a new windowOriginally a 10-volume encyclopedia (1997) organized by world music geographical regions , the Garland online is accompanied by audio examples. Choose to search it separately or combined with other collections within the Music & Performing Arts database.
- Grove Music Online This link opens in a new window
Typically known as "The Grove" after its most recent print version of 2001, its encyclopedic online content on people, works, terminology and sources, has been expanded to include both legacy and more recent publications of Grove Opera (1992), the Grove Jazz 2nd ed (2002), the AmeriGrove, and Grove Instruments. Notated music examples are embedded. Articles are selectively updated or added three times annually.
Bibliographies & Guides
Music of Sub-Saharan Africa : an international bibliography and resource guide . by Location: Music Library Reference ML120.A35 G72 2018ISBN: 9780984413478Publication Date: 2018-04-03The Da Capo Guide to Contemporary African Music by
Location: Music Library ML3502.5 .G7 1988ISBN: 9780306803253Publication Date: 1988-03-21
Catalogue : the Sound of Africa series by
210 long playing records of music and songs from Central, Eastern, and Southern AfricaThe richness and color of African cinema have been neglected for too long and its many talented film-makers deserve full recognition. This new and unique book gives detailed information on over 300 major African and Arab film-makers from the main film-producing countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Zaire. It also includes important film directors from Southern African states--Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and others--as well as from other African republics. Each entry gives details of the film-maker's career and a complete list of films made. Two extensive indexes arrange film-makers by country and list some 5,000 film titles, in both the original language and English. An important addition is the chronology of African cinema, giving a bold summary of its growth over the last thirty years.
Location: Music Library Reference ML156.4.P7 T7Publication Date: 1973- African Music on LP by His classic work, often referred to as Merriam, describes the content of nearly 400 authentic recordings on 70 labels. Its most useful aspect is the 18 detailed indexes offering addtional teminology to aid finding recordings of the represented instruments, languages, geographic areas, stylistic characteristics, and traditional type or purpose of songs or instrumental music. Use this as a locator tool to further search for recordings within the music library collection, within online audio subscription, the WorldCat, etc.Location: Music Library Reference ML156.4.P7 F70ISBN: 9780810103054Publication Date: 1970-10-01
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