Notes bibliogr. Index. Glossaire.

The Music of the Banda-Linda Horn Ensembles. Form and Structure / Arom, Simha -- Tuning of the Thum, the Luo Lyre. A Systematic Analysis / Omondi, W. A. -- Traditional Stratégies for Mass Communication. the Centrality of Igbo Music / Nzewi, Meki -- The Style of Mandinka Music. A Study in Extracting Theory from Practice / Knight, Roderic -- Hocket Concept and Structure in Kasena Flute Ensemble Music / Koetting, James -- The Use of Variation in Birifor Funeral Music / Godsey, Larry -- Appropriate Technology in the Construction of Traditional African Musical Instruments in Ghana / Woodson, Craig -- The Morphology of the Masingo. Ethiopia's Bowed Spike Fiddle / Tse, Cynthia and Kimberlin, Jerome -- Interlocking Techniques in Kpelle Music / Schmidt, Cynthia E. -- Multipart Relationships in Shona Vocal Music / Kauffman, Robert -- Multipart Relationships in Xylophone and Tuned Drum Traditions in Buganda / Anderson, Lois Ann -- The Use of Measured Rhythm to Communicate Messages Among Banyoro and Baganda in Uganda / Mbabi-Katana, Solomon -- Trends in African Musicology / Nketia, J. H. Kwabena and DjeDje, Jacqueline C -- The Interplay of Melodic Phrases. An Analysis of Dagomba and Hausa One String Fiddle Music / DjeDje, Jacqueline Cogdell -- Prolegomena to a Study of Harp and Voice Sounds in Uganda. A Graphic System for the Notation of Texture / De Vale, Sue Carole.