Volume 30 - 1998
Book Reviews
Anna Czekanowska, ed. Dziedzictwo europejskie a polska kultura muzyczna w dobie przemian (European heritage and Polish musical culture at the time of transformations). Kraków: Musica Iagellonica, 1995. 428 pp., charts, photographs, musical examples, bibliographical references. - Piotr Dahlig,. Ludowa praktyka muzyczna w komentarzach i opiniach wykonawców w Polsce (Folk music practice in opinions and commentaries of performers in Poland). Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Sztuki, 1993. 309 pp., photographs, musical examples, questionnaire, sample interviews, index of performers, list of performers’ localities, English summary, endnotes. - Alojzy Kopoczek,. Ludowe instrumenty muzyczne polskiego obszaru karpackiego. Instrumenty de, te (Folk instruments in Polish Carpathian Mountains region — Wind instruments). Rzeszów: Muzeum Okregowe w Rzeszowie, 1996. 166 pp., drawings, photographs, charts, maps, musical examples, bibliography, list of musical instruments, English and German summaries.
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Mark Slobin, ed. Retuning Culture: Musical Changes in Central and Eastern Europe. Durham, N.C., and London: Duke University Press, 1996. 310 pp., notes, bibliography, index.
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Józef M Pacholczyk,. Sūfyāna Mūsīqī: The Classical Music of Kashmir. Berlin: Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung (International Institute for Traditional Music, Intercultural Music Studies, no. 9), 1996. 261 pp., 64 min. compact disc, map, musical examples, tables, photographs, appendices, notes, bibliography, index.
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Theodore Levin,. The Hundred Thousand Fools of God: Musical Travels in Central Asia (And Queens, New York). Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996. xxiv, 318 pp., photographs, musical examples, maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, discography, compact disc.
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Richard Widdess,. The Rāgas of Early Indian Music: Modes, Melodies and Musical Notation from the Gupta Period to c.1250. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1995. xviii, 429 pp., maps, illustrations, appendices, glossary, reference, index.
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Mary Frances Dunham,. Jarigan: Muslim Epic Songs of Bangladesh. Dhaka: The University Press Limited, 1997, xxvii, 370 pp., maps, charts, illustrations, musical examples, translations, glossary, appendices, index, table of contents for cassette, erratta sheet, cassette.
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Bell Yung, ed. Celestial Airs of Antiquity. Recent Researches in the Oral Traditions of Music 5. Madison, WI: A-R Editions, 1997. xviii, 162 pp., photograph, figures, table, musical examples, musical transcriptions, text and music translations, commentaries, performance notes, facsimiles, glossary, references, accompanying compact disc.
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Jonathan P.J. Stock Musical Creativity in Twentieth-Century China: Abing, His Music, and Its Changing Meanings. University of Rochester Press, 1996. xiv, 209 pp., photographs, maps, figures, musical examples, appendices, bibliography, glossary, index, compact disc.
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Judith Becker,. Gamelan Stories: Tantrism, Islam and Aesthetics in Central Java. Arizona State University, Monographs in Southeast Asian Studies, Program for Southeast Asian Studies, 1993. ii, 222 pp., drawings, appendix, bibliography.
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Publications Received
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Africa
Record Reviews
Central African Republic: Music of the Former Bandia Courts. Recordings and annotations by Marc Chemillier and Eric de Dampierre. Le Chant du Monde CNR-274-1009. CD with 126 pages of notes in English and French, 1 map of Central African Republic, 2 transcriptions, 8 photographs and 5 sketches of instruments. 7 references cited in French. 18 tracks recorded in the field. Tracks #1-15: Nzakara, #16-18: Zande. 1996 (recording dates span from 1965-1993).
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Esealay: Oud Music from Nubia, Hamza El Din. Recordings by Daniel Grinstead. Annotations by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea. Nonesuch 72041-2. CD with 3 pages of notes in English and 1 b/w photograph of the performer. No bibliography. 3 tracks recorded in the studio. 38'10. 1971, 1998.
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Madagascar: Antanosy Music. Recordings and annotations by Victor Randrianary. Archives Internationales de Musique Populaire VDE CD-924. CD with 23 pages of notes in French and English, 2 color photographs and 4 b/w photographs of performers and instruments, and 1 map of Madagascar. No bibliography. 17 tracks recorded in the field. 72'40. 1997.
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Madagascar: Awakening the Spirits: Music in Tromba and Bilo Trance Rituals. Recordings and annotations by August Schmidhofer. Multicultural Media MCM-3011. CD with 12 pages of notes in English, 1 map, and 4 b/w photographs of performers. No bibliography. 16 tracks recorded in the field. 61'51. 1997.
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Madagascar: Vocal Anthology. Recordings and annotations by Victor Randrianary. Inedit W 260076. CD with 18 pages of notes in French and English and 7 b/w photographs of performers. No bibliography. 17 tracks recorded in the field. Tracks #1, 8: Mahafaly, #2: Betsileo, #3, 4: Boina Sakalava, #5, 6: Mikea, #7: Antanosy, #8: Mahafaly, #9: Merina, #10, 11, 16, 17: Antandroy, #12, 13: Sakalava, #14: Bara, #15: Menabe Sakalava. 57'50. 1997.
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Mauritanian Griote: Aicha Mint Chighaly. Recordings by Pierre Bois, Francis Comini, and Dominique Vander-Heym. Annotations by Pierre Bois. Inedit W-260078. CD with 22 pages of notes in French and English, 7 b/w photographs of performers and instruments. No bibliography. 20 tracks recorded at live performance. Tracks #1, 2: Mode Khal Kar, #3–5: Mode Byar Kar, #6: Mode Khal Vaghu, #7–10: Mode Byad Vaghu, #11, 12: Mode Le-khal, #13–17: Mode Le-byad, #18–20: Mode Byad Le-btayt. 67'15. 1997.
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Ngoma: Music from Uganda. Recordings by Glendon Jones and Chris Zimmerman. Annotations by Wade Patterson. Music of the World CDT-142. CD with 10 pages of notes in English and 7 b/w photographs of performers. Videography (1 entry). 14 tracks recorded in the field and studio. Tracks #1, 10: Acoli, #2, 7: Teso, #3, 6, 12, 14: Baganda, #4: Alur, #5, 8: Basoga, #9, 11: Kigezi, #13: Bunyoro, #14: mixed. 51'00. 1997.
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Rhythms of Life, Songs of Wisdom: Akan Music from Ghana. Recordings and annotations by Roger Vetter. Smithsonian Folkways: SF CD 40463. CD with 22 pages of notes in English, 4 b/w photographs of performers, and 1 map of Africa and Ghana. Bibliography (3 entries) and discography (5 entries). 13 tracks recorded in the field. Tracks #1: Assin Area, #2: Efutu Area, #3–5: Denkyira Area, #6–13: Fante Area. 70'49. 1996.
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Senegal: The Saoruba from Casamance. Recordings by Vincent Zanetti and Laurent Aubert. Annotations by Vincent Zanetti. Archives Internationales de Musique Populaire VDE CD 926. CD with 31 pages of notes in French and English and 4 b/w and 2 color photographs of performers, dancers, and drums. No bibliography. 14 tracks recorded in the field. 67'21. 1997.
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Uganda: Village Ensembles of Busoga. Recordings and annotations by Peter Cooke. Archives Internationales de Musique Populaire VDE CD-925. CD with 42 pages of notes in French and English, 4 b/w photographs of performers and 1 map of Bugosa. No bibliography. 13 tracks recorded in the field. 62'21. 1997.
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