| Description |
1 online resource (629 pages) |
| Series |
Encyclopedia of popular music of the world ; volume 12 |
| Contents |
Adaha -- Afrobeat -- Afrobeats -- Afro-Cuban music in Senegal -- Afroma -- Afropop -- Afro-Rock -- Akan recreational music -- Amakwaya -- Apala -- Aṣíkò -- Azmari Music -- Azonto -- Ba Gasy -- Baikoko -- Bajourou -- Band (Uganda) -- Bango -- Batuque -- Bend Skin -- Benga -- Beni -- Bikutsi -- Boeremusiek -- Bongo Flava -- Borborbor -- Brass band music in Benin -- Brass band music in Ethiopia -- Bubblegum -- Cabo-Zouk -- Chakacha -- Chimurenga -- Coladeira -- Concert party -- Coupé Décalé -- Cultural Animation Groups (in Gabon) -- Cumbé -- Discolypso -- Ethiopian modern music (Zemenawi Muzika) -- Fújì -- Funaná -- Gahu -- Ghoema musical complex -- Ghoemaliedjie -- Gule Wa Mkulu -- Gumbe/Goombay -- Gumbe/Goombay (in Sierra Leone) -- Guux -- Hausa popular music (Northern Nigeria) -- Hawl -- Heavy metal in Africa -- Heavy metal in Botswana -- Heavy metal in Kenya -- Heavy metal in Madagascar (Metaly Gasy) -- Heavy metal in South Africa -- Hees -- Highlife -- Highlife, Igbo -- Highlife, Yorùbá -- Hip-Hop in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Hip-Hop in Botswana -- Hip-Hop in Cameroon -- Hip-Hop in Gabon -- Hip-Hop in Kenya -- Hip-Hop in Mozambique -- Hip-Hop in Nigeria -- Hip-Hop in Nigeria (Hausa Rap) -- Hip-Hop in Senegal -- Hip-Hop in South Africa -- Hip-Hop in the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Hip-Hop in Uganda -- Hiplife -- Hira Gasy -- House music in Southern Africa -- Imbyino -- Isicathamiya -- Isukuti -- Jazz Band (Malawi) -- Jeliya -- Jembe music -- Jit (Jiti) -- Jùjú -- Kadongo-Kamu -- Kaka -- Kalindula -- Kazukuta -- Kidandali -- Kidumbak -- Kizomba -- Konkoma -- Koriana le Moropa -- Kpanlogo -- Kuduro -- Kwaito -- Kwasa Kwasa -- Kwasa Kwasa (in Botswana) -- Kwasa Kwasa (in Malawi) -- Kwela -- Litungu Music -- Ma/Gaisa -- Makossa -- Makwayela -- Malipenga -- Maloya -- Mamaya -- Mande Music -- Marabi -- Maringa -- Maringa (in Equatorial Guinea) -- Maringa (in Sierra Leone) -- Marrabenta -- Maskanda -- Masse Gohoun -- Mbalax -- Mbaqanga -- Mbumba -- Mchiriku -- Mdundiko -- Medeh -- Merengue in Angola -- Milo Jazz -- Moppie -- Morna -- Mutia -- Muziki Wa Dansi -- Muziki Wa Injili -- Mwomboko -- Naija Pop -- Ndebele Pop -- Ndombolo -- Nederlandslied -- Ngoma -- Ngoma/Ingoma (in Malawi) -- Nidal -- Odonson -- Omutibo -- Oromo popular music -- Oviritje -- Palmwine Music -- Pandza -- Rebita -- Reggae in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Reggae in Côte d'Ivoire -- Reggae in Ghana -- Reggae in Malawi -- Reggae in South Africa -- Rumba -- Sákárà -- Salegy -- Séga -- Semba -- Shambo -- Simpa -- Sokwe -- Soukouss -- Sungura -- Taarab -- Tabanka -- Takamba -- Takiboronsé -- Tchinkoume -- Tigrinya Music -- Tsaba Tsaba -- Tsapiky -- Tuareg Guitar Music -- Tufo -- Umbholoho -- Uukorasa -- Wákà -- Wassoulou -- Yéla -- Yenyengo -- Zamrock -- Zenji Flava -- Zenli -- Zikiri -- Zilizopendwa -- Zoblazo -- Zouglou |
| Summary |
"The EPMOW Genre volumes contain entries on the genres of music that have been or currently are popular in countries and communities all over the world. Included are discussions on cultural, historical and geographic origins; technical musical characteristics; instrumentation and use of voice; lyrics and language; typical features of performance and presentation; historical development and paths and modes of dissemination; influence of technology, the music industry and political and economic circumstances; changing stylistic features; notable and influential performers; and relationships to other genres and sub-genres. This volume, on the music of Sub-Saharan Africa, features a wide range of entries and in-depth essays. All entries conclude with a bibliography, discographical references and discography, with additional information on sheet music listings and visual recordings. Written and edited by a team of distinguished popular music scholars and professionals, this is an exceptional resource on the history and development of popular music."-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from resource home page (EbscoHost, viewed March 14, 2019) |
| Subject |
Popular music genres -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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Popular music -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- History and criticism
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MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory.
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Popular music
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Popular music genres
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Horn, David, 1942- editor.
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Shepherd, John, 1947- editor.
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Kielich, Gabrielle, editor
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Feldman, Heidi Carolyn, 1965- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781501342035 |
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1501342037 |
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9781501342042 |
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1501342045 |
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9781501342059 |
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1501342053 |
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