Popular music in West Africa
Abstract
- Abstract
- The recreational music of the West African people is more subject to change than any other type of music, for it is not ceremonially or socially bound to tribal institutions. Innovations and alterations in this music are not generally prohibited by tradition. Thus it has been changed by outside influences, individuals within the society, and integration with other societies. This music is transient: the forms and styles may persist for a short time and then disappear when new forms are introduced. Konkomba, Adidegbo, and Kolomashie, recreational music that was popular a short time ago, are today only a memory.
Description
- Description
- pages: 11-17
Subjects
People & roles
- Author
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Smith, Edna M.
Value Annotations
Value Annotations
- Is Part Of
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Origins & context
- Title
- Popular music in West Africa
- Type
- Text
- Language
- English
- Parent project
- International Library of African Music
- is funded by
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Rhodes University
- Place of Origin
- South Africa
- Created Date
- May 16, 1962
Rights & access
- License
- CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
- Access Rights
- Public
Identifiers & sources
- DRE ID
- eaa-99-00e6
- Identifier
-
732
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- Type
- Publisher, distributor, or vendor stock number
Further details
- WissKI URL
- 76549