Representing African music :
Agawu, V. Kofi
Representing African music : postcolonial notes, queries, positions / Kofi Agawu. - New York : Routledge, 2003. - xxii, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-259) and index.
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.
0415943892 (alk. paper) 0415943906 (paperbound : alk. paper)
Music--History and criticism.--Africa
Postcolonialism--Africa.
780.67 / AGA/R
Representing African music : postcolonial notes, queries, positions / Kofi Agawu. - New York : Routledge, 2003. - xxii, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-259) and index.
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.
0415943892 (alk. paper) 0415943906 (paperbound : alk. paper)
Music--History and criticism.--Africa
Postcolonialism--Africa.
780.67 / AGA/R