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Representing African music : postcolonial notes, queries, positions
Title:
Representing African music : postcolonial notes, queries, positions
Author:
Agawu, V. Kofi (Victor Kofi)
Publication Information:
New York : Routledge, [2003]

©2003
Physical Description:
xxii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
Colonialism's impact -- The archive -- The invention of "African rhythm" -- Polymeter, additive rhythm, and other enduring myths -- African music as text -- Popular music defended against its devotees -- Contesting difference -- How not to analyze African music -- The ethics of representation.
ISBN:
9780415943895

9780415943901
Format :
Book