{"product_id":"ethnomusicology-and-african-music-9789964704001","title":"Ethnomusicology and African Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): J. H. Kwabena Nketia\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Afram Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Afram Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume in hand deals with modes of inquiry and interpretation broadly organised into sections on theory, and historical and creative studies. The section on theoretical issues comprises papers on: the problem of meaning in African music; musicology and African music; the juncture of the social and the musical; integrating objectivity and experience in ethnomusicological studies; the aesthetic dimension in ethnomusicological studies; universal perspectives in ethnomusicology; and contextual strategies of inquiry and systematisation. The section on creative and historical topics covers the following: the history of music in African culture; history and the organization of music in West Africa; historical evidence in Ga religious music; processes of differentiation and interdependency in African music; African musical roots in the Americas; and developing contemporary idioms out of traditional music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Afram Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46896465576087,"sku":"9789964704001","price":5947.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789964704001.webp?v=1770358506","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ethnomusicology-and-african-music-9789964704001","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}