The Garland Handbook of African Music

Contents

• List of Audio Examples, List of Contributors,
• Preface to the Second Edition, Acknowledgments, Orthography,
• Part 1 Introduction to African Music, Profile of Africa, African Music in a Constellation of Arts, Exploring African Music,
• Part 2 Issues and Processes in African Music, Notation and Oral Tradition, Conceptions of Song: Ownership, Rights, and African Copyright Law, Dance in Communal Life, Islam in Liberia, The Guitar in Africa, Kru Mariners and Migrants of the West African Co
• Part 3 Regional Case Studies, West Africa, West Africa: An Introduction, Yoruba Popular Music, "The Tradition" and Identity in a Diversifying Context, Questions for Critical Thinking: West Africa, North Africa, North Africa: An Introduction, Tuareg Music
• Index