Agawu, Kofi - The African Imagination in Music

The African Imagination in Music offers a fresh introduction to the vast and complex world of Sub-Saharan African music. Through close readings of traditional music and references to popular music, Agawu considers topics including the place of music in society, musical instruments, language and music, and appropriations of African music.

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CONTENTS

Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Music and/in society
2. Musical instruments
3. Language and/in music
4. The rhythmic imagination
5. The melodic imagination
6. The formal imagination
7. Harmony, or Simultaneous Doing
8. Appropriating African music
References
Discography & Videography