Representing African music : postcolonial notes, queries, positions / Kofi Agawu.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2003Description: xxii, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0415943892 (alk. paper); 0415943906 (paperbound : alk. paper)Subject(s): Music -- Africa -- History and criticism | Postcolonialism -- AfricaDDC classification: 780.67Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 780.67 AGA/R (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P20652 |
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.
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