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Representing African Music: Postcolonial Notes, Queries, Positions
by
Kofi Agawu
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...more
Paperback, 266 pages
Published
June 1st 2003
by Routledge
(first published May 16th 2003)
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If you're interested in African music, this is a must read. If you're interested in finding out more than you may have wanted to about your own biases, this is a must read (though there is a fair amount of musical jargon).
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