Music in West Africa: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Stone, Ruth M.

This book introduces the musical traditions of West Africa and discusses the diversity, motifs, and structure of West African music within the larger patterns of the region's culture. Drawing upon the author's extensive fieldwork, it explores how the music's complex rhythmic combinations in fast-paced patterns and quick, tightly orchestrated movements influence how West Africans understand themselves and their culture.

EAN

9780195145007

Publisher

Oxford University Press Inc

Published

10 June 2004

Pages

128