Book Review
Jul. 12th, 2009 07:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariMusic in East Africa
by Gregory Barz
Despite its brevity, this book was delightfully rigorous. The author took a very wholistic approach to East African music, spending equal amounts of time on description and analysis of the music and instruments and on the social and cultural context of East African musical practices. I especially liked the examination of the intersection of traditional music and modernity in the development of newer musical styles and forms.
by Gregory Barz
Despite its brevity, this book was delightfully rigorous. The author took a very wholistic approach to East African music, spending equal amounts of time on description and analysis of the music and instruments and on the social and cultural context of East African musical practices. I especially liked the examination of the intersection of traditional music and modernity in the development of newer musical styles and forms.
