Web Resources

African Music Archives

http://ntama.uni-mainz.de/~ama/

The African Music Archives focus is primarily on modern African music. The archives house literature on modern African music, as well as over 400 78rpm recordings of modern African music, and is involved in creating DAT recordings of the "Nketia-Tapes". A list of links to additional web resources is also provided at this site

African Music Encyclopedia

http://www.africanmusic.org/

Links to extensive material concerning African music history and artists is provided at this site. A glossary of terms is provided, plus a list of sources and related links, is also included. A mail listserv is also available at the site.

A History of African Music

http://www.acslink.aone.net.au/christo/histmain.htm

A nicely presented brief description of the social context and history of African music can be found at this site.

Questions


1		Pick and describe a musical tradition or style from each African region (north, west, south, east, and the Horn of Africa), using the sites provided above. Make sure to include information on the cultural traditions involved in each example you choose. Also, don't forget to include a list of significant instruments used in each musical tradition.



2		What influences the social context of African music?



3		How are European and American influences present in modern African music?



4		How has modern and traditional African music influenced western popular and classical music?

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