Music in East Africa: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Contents

• Forward: Preface: CD Track List:
• 1. Heating Up! East Africa Traditional Music Performance: The Example of Ngoma What is "Music" in East Africa? Greetings Conclusion
• 2. Traditional Performances in Two Villages and a Town Introduction Case Study #1: Nyanhugi Village, Sukumaland, Tanzania Case Study #2: Bugwere Village, Busoga Region, Eastern Uganda Case Study #3: Kisumu Town, Western Kenya Musical Transcription: Gende
• 3. Fostering Social Cohesion: Competition and Traditional Musical Performance Introduction: Competition as Social Cohesion Case Study #1: Bulabo in Sukumaland, Tanzania Bufumu Bagaalu and Bagiika Dance Societies Samba Changes and Adaption in Bulabo Case
• 4. Individuals in East African Musical Worlds: Gideon Mdegella and Centurio Balikoowa Introduction Vignette 1: Gideon Mdegella Vignette 2: Centurio Balikoowa Communities and Musical Specialists Gideon Mdegella: "Mwalimu" Mwalimu wa Kwaya: Ritual-Musical
• 5. Situating Traditional Music within Modernity Introduction Vignette: Anthems and Identity Case Study #1: Mu Kkubo Ery 'Omusaalaba Basic Tenets of Kiganda Traditional Music: Issue of Timbre: Drumming: Issue of Interlocking Patterns: Case Study #2: "The
• 6. Cooling Down! Introduction Traditional Music and the Interrelation of the Arts in East Africa Glossary: Resources: Index: