Description: Furrowed Brow Books presents ... Africa and the Blues (American Made Music Series) ISBN:1578061466 Author:Kubik, Gerhard Publisher:University Press of Mississippi Release Date:1999-11-04 Seller Category:History Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Good Sku: 230614001 Notes: Kubik, Gerhard : Africa and the Blues (American Made Music Series). Jackson (MS) : University Press of Mississippi, 1999. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's matte color pictorial wrappers. Xx pp prelim material, 240 numbered pp, plus four blank. Contents, list of musical examples, list of figures, list of photos, author's preface; Part I ("Out of Africa" - intro plus 10 chaps), Part II ("Return to Africa" - intro and two chaps); summary/conclusions, bibliography, indices (of artists/authors, African ethnic-linguistic terms, and general). Condition notes: this is an ex-library copy with the typical array of stamps and stickers indicating such. Moderate wear to wrappers, light soiling to edges. Interior shows scattered pencil notes/marginalia, else unmarked. "In 1969 [the author] chanced to encounter a Mozambican labor migrant, a miner in Transvaal, South Africa, tapping a cipendani, a mouth-resonated musical bow. A comparable instrument was seen in the hands of a white Appalachian musician who claimed it a part of his own heritage" (from the back cover)...prompting the author to delve into this fascinating topic. We personally inspect every book we offer. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Original Language: English
Publication Name: Africa and the Blues (American Made Music Series)
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Features: Ex-Library
Book Title: Africa and the Blues
Number of Pages: 260 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 1999
Topic: History & Criticism, Ethnomusicology, Genres & Styles / Blues
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Music
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Gerhard Kubik
Item Width: 5.9 in
Book Series: American Made Music Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
