Representing African Music

Agawu, Kofi

ISBN 10: 0415943906 / ISBN 13: 9780415943901

Editore: Routledge, 2003

In. Codice articolo ria9780415943901_new

Riassunto:

The aim of this book is to stimulate debate by offering a critique of discourse about African music. Who writes about African music, how, and why? What assumptions and prejudices influence the presentation of ethnographic data? Even the term "African music" suggests there is an agreed-upon meaning, but African music signifies differently to different people. This book also poses the question then, "What is African music?" Agawu offers a new and provocative look at the history of African music scholarship that will resonate with students of ethnomusicology and post-colonial studies. He offers an alternative "Afro-centric" means of understanding African music, and in doing so, illuminates a different mode of creativity beyond the usual provenance of Western criticism. This book will undoubtedly inspire heated debate--and new thinking--among musicologists, cultural theorists, and post-colonial thinkers. Also includes 15 musical examples.

Informazioni sull'autore: Kofi Agawu

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Titolo: Representing African Music
Casa editrice: Routledge
Data di pubblicazione: 2003
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: New