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African Music in Ghana

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African Music in Ghana

J. H. Kwabena Nketia

J. H. Kwabena Nketia's foundational study of music in Ghana, covering its social uses, instruments, song forms and performance practice. An essential text by Ghana's leading ethnomusicologist. The account gains meaning when read against the wider political and social changes of its period.

Shelf mark
SHL-037
Year
1962
Language
English
Copies
1

Location
Reading Room

Ghanaian MusicMusic HistoryPerformance Culture

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