African Music: A People's ArtEngaging and enlightening, this guide explores African music's forms, musicians, instruments, and place in the life of the people. A discography classified by country, theme, group, and instrument is also included. |
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African art African music African musician alghaita Anthologie artistic Ba-Benzele Pygmies Bamileke Bären Reiter Musicaphon Baule black Africa bow-harp bow-lute calabash Cameroon Central African Republic ceremonies Chad chants Charles Duvelle choir Congo Dahomey dancers Djerma Dogon drums ensemble Fali flute funeral Gabon griots harp harp-lute harp-zither Hausa Music Haute-Volta honour horn initiation Ivory Coast Kabre kakaki Kora language lithophone love song lullaby Mali mask mirlitons Music from Rwanda Music of Ethiopia music played musical bow musical instruments Musicaphon BM 30 musique des griots musique du Tchad Musique kongo Musiques dahoméennes mvet Naba Niger Nigeria Nnomongan oboe OCORA one-stringed fiddle one-stringed lute orchestra percussion player Praise song previous record python rattles Reiter Musicaphon BM rhythm rhythmic role Rwanda Sanza secret society Senegal Senufo Side singer singing skin slit-drum solo sound sound-box strings track traditional African music trumpets Tupuri Upper Volta Valiha village voice Western women xylophone zither