Ebook: The Music of Central Africa: An Ethnomusicological Study : Former French Equatorial Africa the Former Belgian Congo, Ruanda-Urundi Uganda, Tanganyika

One.- I. Introduction: Geographical, cultural, and language areas outlined.- II. The Music and Some Preliminary Considerations.- III. Musical Ethnology of Central Africa.- IV. The Music—Analysis and Discussion.- V. Singing Style.- VI. Conclusion.- Two.- Preface to Transcriptions.- Transcriptions.- 1. Mangbetu choral song.- 2. Babira choral song.- 3. Babira choral song.- 4. Babira circumcision drums.- 5. Babira circumcision dance.- 6. Babira circumcision dance.- 7. Bapere circumcision dance.- 8. Bapere circumcision bird.- 9. Bapere circumcision flagellation.- 10. Bapere horns (Cent-Frequency Chart 1).- 11. Bapere xylophone (Cent-Frequency Chart 2).- 12. Mambuti Pygmies elephant feast.- 13. Mambuti Pygmies dance; flutes and drum (Cent-Frequency Chart 3).- 14. Mambuti Pygmies hunting song.- 15. Batwa Pygmies dance.- 16. Batwa Pygmies dance.- 17. Bahutu dance.- 18. Watutsi royal drums.- 19. Watutsi royal drums.- 20. Watutsi epic song of war.- 21. Watutsi epic song of war.- 22. Babunda new year song.- 23. Bambala drum telegraphy.- 24. Baya dance.- 25. Mboko mouth bow (Cent-Frequency Chart 4).- 26. Mboko riddle song; zither (Cent-Frequency Chart 5).- 27. Pomo perambulating song.- 28. N’Gundi humorous love song; sanza (Cent-Frequency Chart 6).- 29. N’Gundi song.- 30. Babinga Pygmies elephant-hunt ritual.- 31. Babinga Pygmies social dance.- 32. Yaswa xylophones (Cent-Frequency Chart 7).- 33. Kukuya ivory horns (Cent-Frequency Chart 8).- 34. Kuyu shaman’s alligator-song; horn (Cent-Frequency Chart 9).- 35. Kuyu birth-of-twins dance.- 36. Bongili banana work song.- 37. Baduma paddlers’ song.- 38. Baduma paddlers’ song; sanza (Cent-Frequency Chart 10).- 39. Okandi women’s dance.- 40. Banyoro xylophone (Cent-Frequency Chart 11).- 41. Banyoro royal horns (Cent-Frequency Chart 12).- 42. Batoro dance.- 43. Bamba flutes (Cent-Frequency Chart 13).- 44. Baganda historic song; harp (Cent-Frequency Chart 14).- 45. Baganda historic song.- 46. Baganda royal xylophones (Cent-Frequency Chart 15).- 47. Wasukuma wedding song.- 48. Wanyamwezi chief installation.- 49. Wanyamwezi wedding tune on sanza (Cent-Frequency Chart 16).- 50. Wachaga chief-praise song.- 51. Wameru spell-breaking party song.- 52. Wahehe elephant hunting song.- Melody Type Chart.- Cent-Frequency Charts.- 1. Bapere horns.- 2. Bapere xylophone.- 3. Mambuti flutes.- 4. Mboko mouth bow.- 5. Mboko zither.- 6. N’Gundi sanza.- 7. Yaswa xylophones.- 8. Kukuya horns.- 9. Kuyu horn.- 10. Baduma sanza.- 11. Banyoro xylophone.- 12. Banyoro royal horns.- 13. Bamba flutes.- 14. Baganda harp.- 15. Baganda royal xylophones.- 16. Wanyamwezi sanza.- Numerical-Territorial Index of Transcriptions.- Tribal Index.- Index-Glossary.