Stern's Guide to Contemporary African Music
Published on 20. October 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
315 pages
978-1-85305-005-3 (ISBN)
Description
This guide covers all the current major musical styles in Africa, tracing the history and development over the last 50 years and giving full biographies of the leading musicians. A 3000 record discography outlines the major recordings, their dates and labels on which they appeared.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
illustrations, maps, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
464 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85305-005-3 (9781853050053)
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Content
Part 1 the music of Africa: changing patterns of production and distribution in the 20th century. Part 2 Angolophone West Africa: Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Gambia. Part 3 Francophone West Africa: Cote d"Ivoire, Mali, Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde, Senegal, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, Cameroon. Part 4 Central Africa: Congo - Zaire, Gabon, Angola/Sao Tome and Principe, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Central African Republic, Burundi, Rwanda. Part 5 Est Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia. Part 6 Southern Africa: South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Madagascar.