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African music has been a topic of considerable scholarly and general interest. The books in this new interdisciplinary series will highlight contemporary African music in its cultural contexts and the contributions of African expressive culture to global music traditions. The series will include works by scholars based in Africa.

The Dance of Politics
Gender, Performance, and Democratization in Malawi
Gilman, Lisa

268 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2009
paper 978-1-59213-986-6
cloth 978-1-59213-985-9
Excerpt available

Sounding Off
Rhythm, Music, and Identity in West African and Caribbean Francophone Novels
Huntington, Julie

256 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2009
cloth 978-1-4399-0031-4
Excerpt available

Sonic Spaces of the Karoo
The Sacred Music of a South African Coloured Community
Jorritsma, Marie

224 pp • 6x9 • Spring 2011
cloth 978-1-4399-0237-0

Masters of the Sabar
Wolof Griot Percussionaists of Senegal
Tang, Patricia

224 pp • 6x9 • Fall 2006
paper 978-1-59213-420-5
cloth 978-1-59213-419-9

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