The Garland Handbook of African Music [With CD]

by Ruth Stone

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415961025
• ISBN13: 9780415961028
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 9.9"