Representing African music postcolonial notes, queries, positions.
Kofi Agawu, Victor
Representing African music postcolonial notes, queries, positions. - XXII, 266 p. ill.
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 0415943906 paperback
Music--History and criticism--Africa
Postcolonialism--Africa
Representing African music postcolonial notes, queries, positions. - XXII, 266 p. ill.
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 0415943906 paperback
Music--History and criticism--Africa
Postcolonialism--Africa