Music of West Africa (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Music of West Africa" in English language version.

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bam.org

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bbc.co.uk

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bbc.com

Ramm, Benjamin. "The subversive power of calypso music". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

books.google.com

"Calypso". Archived from the original on 1 March 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2006. Warner-Lewis, Maureen (1991). Guinea's Other Suns: The African Dynamic in Trinidad Culture. The Majority Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780912469270. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

circularscience.com

"About Drums". Circular Science. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

doi.org

Smith, Edna M. (1962). "Popular Music in West Africa". African Music. 3 (1): 11–17. doi:10.21504/amj.v3i1.732. ISSN 0065-4019. JSTOR 30250154.
AGAWU, KOFI (2006). "Structural Analysis or Cultural Analysis? Competing Perspectives on the "Standard Pattern" of West African Rhythm". Journal of the American Musicological Society. 59 (1): 1–46. doi:10.1525/jams.2006.59.1.1. ISSN 0003-0139. JSTOR 10.1525/jams.2006.59.1.1.
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.). Oxford University Press. 1 January 2006. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
Salm, Steven J. (2010). "Globalization and West African Music". History Compass. 8 (12): 1328–1339. doi:10.1111/j.1478-0542.2010.00750.x. ISSN 1478-0542.
Anku, Willie (1 January 2000). "Circles and Time: A Theory of Structural Organization of Rhythm in African Music". Music Theory Online. 6 (1). doi:10.30535/mto.6.1.2.
Ward, W. E. (1932). "Music of the Gold Coast". The Musical Times. 73 (1074): 707–710. doi:10.2307/917597. ISSN 0027-4666. JSTOR 917597.
Cohen, Joshua (2012). "Stages in Transition: Les Ballets Africains and Independence, 1959 to 1960". Journal of Black Studies. 43 (1): 11–48. doi:10.1177/0021934711426628. ISSN 0021-9347. JSTOR 23215194. S2CID 146288922.
ZEMP, HUGO; SORO, SIKAMAN (2010). "Talking Balafons". African Music. 8 (4): 6–23. doi:10.21504/amj.v8i4.1864. ISSN 0065-4019. JSTOR 23319448.
Charry, Eric (1996). "Plucked Lutes in West Africa: An Historical Overview". The Galpin Society Journal. 49: 3–37. doi:10.2307/842390. ISSN 0072-0127. JSTOR 842390.
Coolen, Michael T. (1983). "The Wolof Xalam Tradition of the Senegambia". Ethnomusicology. 27 (3): 477–498. doi:10.2307/850656. ISSN 0014-1836. JSTOR 850656.

drumconnection.com

"History of The Djembe". DrumConnection World Djembe & Drum Shop. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

freaksonar.com

"Afrobeat vs Afrobeats - What's The Difference?". FreakSonar - Afrobeat Instrumentals For Sale | Afropop | Dancehall | Afrotrap | Download Beats. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

gambia.co.uk

"The Balafon, An Ancient West African Musical Instrument". www.gambia.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

garlandmag.com

"Balafon: wood-tongue-talk | Garland Magazine". garlandmag.com. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

gq-magazine.co.uk

Sullivan, Chris (26 April 2020). "How Fela Kuti changed the game with Fela Fela Fela". British GQ. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

jstor.org

Smith, Edna M. (1962). "Popular Music in West Africa". African Music. 3 (1): 11–17. doi:10.21504/amj.v3i1.732. ISSN 0065-4019. JSTOR 30250154.
AGAWU, KOFI (2006). "Structural Analysis or Cultural Analysis? Competing Perspectives on the "Standard Pattern" of West African Rhythm". Journal of the American Musicological Society. 59 (1): 1–46. doi:10.1525/jams.2006.59.1.1. ISSN 0003-0139. JSTOR 10.1525/jams.2006.59.1.1.
Stewart, Alexander (2013). "Make It Funky: Fela Kuti, James Brown and the Invention of Afrobeat". American Studies. 52 (4): 99–118. ISSN 0026-3079. JSTOR 24589271.
Ward, W. E. (1932). "Music of the Gold Coast". The Musical Times. 73 (1074): 707–710. doi:10.2307/917597. ISSN 0027-4666. JSTOR 917597.
Cohen, Joshua (2012). "Stages in Transition: Les Ballets Africains and Independence, 1959 to 1960". Journal of Black Studies. 43 (1): 11–48. doi:10.1177/0021934711426628. ISSN 0021-9347. JSTOR 23215194. S2CID 146288922.
ZEMP, HUGO; SORO, SIKAMAN (2010). "Talking Balafons". African Music. 8 (4): 6–23. doi:10.21504/amj.v8i4.1864. ISSN 0065-4019. JSTOR 23319448.
Charry, Eric (1996). "Plucked Lutes in West Africa: An Historical Overview". The Galpin Society Journal. 49: 3–37. doi:10.2307/842390. ISSN 0072-0127. JSTOR 842390.
Coolen, Michael T. (1983). "The Wolof Xalam Tradition of the Senegambia". Ethnomusicology. 27 (3): 477–498. doi:10.2307/850656. ISSN 0014-1836. JSTOR 850656.

kaypacha.com.ar

"KORA | African String Instrument | Kaypacha". www.kaypacha.com.ar. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

lawrence.edu

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Friedman, Adam (30 May 2018). "Music is the "Noise of Remembering" Tracing the Origins, Influences, and Connectivities of West African Music". Lawrence University Honors Projects.

mtosmt.org

Anku, Willie (1 January 2000). "Circles and Time: A Theory of Structural Organization of Rhythm in African Music". Music Theory Online. 6 (1). doi:10.30535/mto.6.1.2.

musicorigins.org

Origins, Music (6 January 2020). "Afrobeat | The African Sound Evolves". The Music Origins Project. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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"Calypso". Archived from the original on 1 March 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2006. Warner-Lewis, Maureen (1991). Guinea's Other Suns: The African Dynamic in Trinidad Culture. The Majority Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780912469270. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

newsounds.org

"#3886: West African Strings | New Sounds | New Sounds". newsounds. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

npr.org

"'Fela!' Celebrates The Father Of Afrobeat". NPR.org. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

oxfordreference.com

Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.). Oxford University Press. 1 January 2006. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.

paulnas.nl

"Yankadi - WAPpages - Sousou seduction dance". Paul Nas. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

pilotguides.com

"West African Talking Drums and Music - Pilot Guides - Travel, Explore, Learn". Pilot Guides. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

refinedng.com

RefinedNG (5 September 2020). "Goje". Refined NG. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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semanticscholar.org

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Cohen, Joshua (2012). "Stages in Transition: Les Ballets Africains and Independence, 1959 to 1960". Journal of Black Studies. 43 (1): 11–48. doi:10.1177/0021934711426628. ISSN 0021-9347. JSTOR 23215194. S2CID 146288922.

stoneyroads.com

"The evolution of Afrobeat and its impact on dance music". Stoney Roads | Latest News in Electronic and Dance Music. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

supadupaflylove.com

"Where did afrobeats originate from, and why is it so popular?". www.supadupaflylove.com. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

teenvogue.com

Cohen, Aaron (19 July 2019). "A Brief History of Afrobeats". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

thekoracafe.com

"Kora Music". The Kora Café. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

vsl.co.at

"Construction - Vienna Symphonic Library". www.vsl.co.at. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

web.archive.org

"Calypso". Archived from the original on 1 March 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2006. Warner-Lewis, Maureen (1991). Guinea's Other Suns: The African Dynamic in Trinidad Culture. The Majority Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780912469270. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

wiley.com

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Salm, Steven J. (2010). "Globalization and West African Music". History Compass. 8 (12): 1328–1339. doi:10.1111/j.1478-0542.2010.00750.x. ISSN 1478-0542.

worldcat.org

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Smith, Edna M. (1962). "Popular Music in West Africa". African Music. 3 (1): 11–17. doi:10.21504/amj.v3i1.732. ISSN 0065-4019. JSTOR 30250154.
AGAWU, KOFI (2006). "Structural Analysis or Cultural Analysis? Competing Perspectives on the "Standard Pattern" of West African Rhythm". Journal of the American Musicological Society. 59 (1): 1–46. doi:10.1525/jams.2006.59.1.1. ISSN 0003-0139. JSTOR 10.1525/jams.2006.59.1.1.
Salm, Steven J. (2010). "Globalization and West African Music". History Compass. 8 (12): 1328–1339. doi:10.1111/j.1478-0542.2010.00750.x. ISSN 1478-0542.
Stewart, Alexander (2013). "Make It Funky: Fela Kuti, James Brown and the Invention of Afrobeat". American Studies. 52 (4): 99–118. ISSN 0026-3079. JSTOR 24589271.
Ward, W. E. (1932). "Music of the Gold Coast". The Musical Times. 73 (1074): 707–710. doi:10.2307/917597. ISSN 0027-4666. JSTOR 917597.
Cohen, Joshua (2012). "Stages in Transition: Les Ballets Africains and Independence, 1959 to 1960". Journal of Black Studies. 43 (1): 11–48. doi:10.1177/0021934711426628. ISSN 0021-9347. JSTOR 23215194. S2CID 146288922.
ZEMP, HUGO; SORO, SIKAMAN (2010). "Talking Balafons". African Music. 8 (4): 6–23. doi:10.21504/amj.v8i4.1864. ISSN 0065-4019. JSTOR 23319448.
Charry, Eric (1996). "Plucked Lutes in West Africa: An Historical Overview". The Galpin Society Journal. 49: 3–37. doi:10.2307/842390. ISSN 0072-0127. JSTOR 842390.
Coolen, Michael T. (1983). "The Wolof Xalam Tradition of the Senegambia". Ethnomusicology. 27 (3): 477–498. doi:10.2307/850656. ISSN 0014-1836. JSTOR 850656.

x8drums.com

"Yankadi Rhythm: It Is Good to Be Here". X8 Drums & Percussion, Inc. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

youthmusic.org.uk

"Black History Month: The Evolution of Afrobeats and Its Impact on the Next Generation of Music". Youth Music. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.