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An Annotated Bibliography of African and African-Derived Music since 1936

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 August 2012

Alan P. Merriam
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In 1936 the Royal Empire Society of Great Britain published African Native Music: An Annotated Bibliography, by Douglas H. Varley. This work fulfilled a long-standing need felt by ethnomusicologists, and particularly those emphasizing the study of African music, for, carefully, done and well annotated, it provided an excellent reference volume for students in the field. The present bibliography represents an extension of Varley's work, listing the books and articles published on African and African-derived music since 1936, as well as a few references omitted from the original volume. While it can by no means be said that the present work includes all references to African music over the past 15 years, it is felt that the major portion of those works has been listed. At the same time, since the listing is small it has not been classified by problems and areas as was the original compilation.

Type
Research Article
Information
Africa , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , October 1951 , pp. 319 - 329
Copyright
Copyright © International African Institute 1951

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1 It is felt that many readers of Africa, who share the present widespread interest in African music, will find this bibliography useful. There are, of course, numerous other publications which are not included here, in some cases because it has not been possible to secure accurate descriptive references. The whole field of African music demands systematic study and there is urgent need for a critical survey of the existing literature.