AFST 20415 - Music in Africa

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

Africa's musical culture is as diverse as the landmass, peoples, and languages of the continent. Africans' social systems, politics, their economics, and their religions are integrated with music as creative and expressive form. Like any human cultures in the world, African music has historical and ecological contexts that inform the meanings various communities make of, and express in their music. As a survey course, the class will explore the diversity of cultural and musical expressions in Africa, how Africans create, perform, think about, and use music in their lives. Special attention will be paid to traditional, popular and religious music genres with specific regional examples. Also issues related to intra-African and global components of the production and consumption of music will be explored.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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