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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • 21M.293 (Fall 2005) 
  • Course Title:
  • Music of Africa 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Music and Theater Arts 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. Patricia Tang 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 21M.293 Music of Africa



    Fall 2005




    Course Highlights


    This course features an extensive listening list.


    Course Description


    This course is an introduction to selected musical traditions of West Africa. A variety of musical practices and their cultural contexts will be explored through listening, reading, and written assignments, with an emphasis on class discussion. The course includes in-class instruction in West African drumming, song and dance, as well as lecture-demonstrations by guest artists.

    After an introductory unit, the course will be organized around four main geographical areas: Senegal, Mali, Ghana, and Nigeria. An in-depth study of music from these countries will be interspersed with brief overviews of Southern, Central, and East Africa.

     

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