An Anthology of African Music

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An Anthology of African Music is a series of recordings of traditional music that was made for the International Music Council by the International Institute for Comparative Music Studies and Documentation (Berlin/Venice) and released on the Musicaphon label by Bärenreiter (Kassel/Basel/London). The series was directed by Paul Collaer. [1] [2] [3] It was part of the larger and longer enduring UNESCO Collection series.

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Reissued as Rounder CD 5105. [4] Review by Adam Greenberg on Allmusic, .
Reissued as Rounder CD 5106. [5] Review by Adam Greenberg on Allmusic, .
Reissued as Rounder CD 5107. [6] [7] Review by Eugene Chadbourne on Allmusic, .
The three albums above (Dan through Ba-Benzélé Pygmies) were reviewed by David Rycroft in Journal of the International Folk Music Council19 (1967), pp. 164-166, JSTOR   942265.
These two albums reviewed by Kurt Suttner in Ethnomusicology14, #3 (September 1970), pp. 530-532, JSTOR   850628.
Reviewed by Alan P. Merriam in Ethnomusicology15, #2 (May 1971), pp. 300-302, JSTOR   850481.
Reviewed by Darius L. Thieme in Ethnomusicology36, #1 (Winter 1992), pp. 137-140, JSTOR   852093.
Reissued as Auvidis D 8072. [8]
Reissued as Auvidis D 8073. [9]
The two albums above were reviewed by Cynthia Tse Kimberlin in Ethnomusicology34, #2 (Spring-Summer 1990), pp. 349-352, JSTOR   851708.
Reissued as Auvidis D 8074. [10] Reviewed by Ashenafi Kebede in Ethnomusicology34, #1 (Winter 1990), pp. 196-198, JSTOR   852383.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 p. 36, The UNESCO Courier, June 1973
  2. ↑ Taking the World for a Spin in Europe: An Insider's Look at the World Music Recording Business, René van Peer, Ethnomusicology43, #2 (Spring-Summer 1999), pp. 374-384, JSTOR   852750.
  3. 1 2 Review of "An Anthology of African Music. Nigeria III: Igbo Music" by David Ames and Cynthia Tse Kimberlin, review by Darius L. Thieme, Ethnomusicology36, #1 (Winter 1992), pp. 137-140, JSTOR   852093.
  4. ↑ Anthology of World Music: Africa - The Dan, overview, Allmusic. Accessed on line November 24, 2010.
  5. ↑ Anthology of World Music: Rwanda, overview, Allmusic. Accessed on line November 24, 2010.
  6. ↑ Anthology of World Music: Africa - The Ba-Benzele Pygmies, overview, Allmusic. Accessed on line November 24, 2010.
  7. ↑ See Worldcat record Africa, the Ba-Benzélé Pygmies. Anthology of world music. Cambridge, Mass: Rounder Records, 1998. Sound recording, OCLC   39370610, and Worldcat record Arom, Simha, and Geneviève Taurelle. Music of the Ba-Benzélé Pygmies. Unesco collection. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Musicaphon, 1965. Sound recording, OCLC   25082397.
  8. ↑ Worldcat record Gottlieb, Robert. Sudan: Music of the Blue Nile Province : the Gumuz Tribe = Soudan : Musique De La Province Du Nil Bleu : Tribu Des Gumuz. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1996. Sound recording, OCLC   421844755, and Worldcat record Sudan: Music of the Blue Nile Province : the Gumuz Tribe = Soudan : Musique De La Province Du Nil Bleu : Tribu Des Gumuz. Unesco collection. Gentilly [France: Auvidis/Unesco, 1996. Sound recording, OCLC   36569272.
  9. ↑ Worldcat record Gottlieb, Robert. Sudan: Music of the Blue Nile Province : the Ingessana and Berta Tribes = Soudan : Musique De La Province Du Nil Bleu : Tribus Des Ingessana Et Des Berta. Unesco collection. France: Auvidis, 1996. Sound recording, OCLC   421844776 and Worldcat record Sudan: Music of the Blue Nile Province : the Ingessana and Berta Tribes = Soudan : Musique De La Province Du Nil Bleu : Tribus Des Ingessana Et Des Berta. Unesco collection. Gentilly [France: Auvidis/Unesco, 1996. Sound recording, OCLC   36569586.
  10. ↑ Selected Publications, music-research-inst.org.
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