VOLUME 2 1961 NUMBER 4
AFRICAN MUSIC
J O U R N A L O F T H E A F R I C A N M U S I C S O C I E T Y
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AFRICAN MUSIC SOCIETY P resident:
Hon. Sir Evelyn Baring, k.c.m.g., g.c.v.o. V ice-President:
H. F. Oppenheimer Esq.
Colonel Sir Charles E. Ponsonby, Bart., t.d., d.l. Patrons:
H.E. The Governor-General of Angola
H.E. The High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland H.E. The Governor of Kenya Colony
H.E. The Governor-General of Mogambique
H.E. The Governor-General o f the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland H.E. The Governor of Nyasaland
H. E. The Governor of Northern Rhodesia H. E. The Governor of Southern Rhodesia Viscount Malvern, g.h., k.c.m.g., f.r.c.s., m.p.
H. E. The Governor of Tanganyika Territory H. E. The Governor of Uganda Protectorate
H. E. The British Resident of Zanzibar R epublic o f South A frica:
Major Hon. P. G. van der Byl United Kingdom:
Lord Hailey, g.c.s.j., g.c.m.g., g.c.j.e. Chairman o f the Executive Committee:
Michael G. M. Lane Esq.
Hon. Treasurer:
Colonel H. W. Boardman Committee:
Rev. B. Kingslake The Hon. Colin Stamp
Miss J. Pim H. Steafel Esq.
Hon. Secretary and E ditor:
Hugh Tracey Esq.
A ssistant E ditor:
Andrew Tracey Esq.
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The Society welcomes applications for Membership from individuals and Associations who are interested in the study of African music and other arts.
Ordinary Membership entails an annual subscription of one guinea, or three dollars.
The Society’s Journal is supplied free of charge to Members.
Correspondence should be addressed to:
The Hon. Secretary, African Music Society, P.O. Box 138, Roodepoort, (Nr. Johannesburg) South Africa.
Front Cover — The illustration is taken from a woodcut published in “Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and its Tributaries; 1858-1864. David and Charles Livingstone, p. 237. Published in 1865 by John Murray, London.
(See “A Case for the name Mbira” by Hugh Tracey).
AFRICAN MUSIC
J O U R N A L O F T H E A F R I C A N M U S I C S O C I E T Y
J O U R N A L DE L A S O C l f i T f i DE M U S I Q U E A F R I C A I N E
P u b lished by
AFRICAN M U SIC SOCIETY P.O. Box 138, Ro o d e p o o r t, Tr a n s v a a l,
Re p u b l i c o f So u t h Af r i c a
and p rin ted b y
f r i e r a n d m u n r o (p t y.j l t d. , BENROSE, JOHANNESBURG.
A ll rig h ts r e se r v ed
2 ' AFRICAN MUSIC SOCIETY JOURNAL
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL . ... 5 1. Ph ysical Phenomenaw h ic h appeartohavedeterminedthe Basesand Develop-
MENT OF AN HARMONIC SENSE AMONG BUSHMEN, ' Percival R. Kirby
Hottentotand Bantu
Southern Africa . 6 2. Negro Influenceson Indonesia
M. D. W. Jeffreys 10
3. A Caseforth ename Mb ir a
Hugh Tracey Southern Africa . 17
4. Patternsof Nsenga Kalim ba Mu sic
John Blacking N . R hodesia 26
5. The Mb ir a Mu sicof Je je Tapera
Andrew Tracey . S. R hodesia 44
6. A Reportont h euseof Stone Clappers fortheaccompanimentof Sacred Songs
Anthony King N ig eria 64
7. Modern Sculptureand Sculptorsin East Af r ic a
Prof. C. Todd . U ganda 72
8. Musicofmy People, II. Dancesin Barotseland
Agrippa Njungu . N . R hodesia 77
9. The Gu ita r Improvisationsof Mwenda Jean Bosco
David Rycroft K atanga, C ongo. 81
10. Tin a’s Lullaby
Hugh Tracey S. R hodesia or 99
11. Obituary . . . . . . . .
M ocam bique
102
12. Letters tothe Editor
From: Herr Gerhard Kubik; Mr. J . H. Nketia; Curator, Uganda Museum; Dr. Julio
de Vilhena; Mrs. H. M. Day . . . 103
13. Book Reviews
(a) Yoruba Sacred Mu sicfromek iti
M. Mackay, A. T. N. Tracey . 105
(b) Steel Drumsof Kim Loy Wong
A. T. N. Tracey . . . 106
(c) Poesia Sudanese
A . M. Jones . . . 107
(d) Afr ic a n Mu sicandthe Ch u r chin Af r ic a
A. M. Jones . . . 107
(e) Muntu
John Beattie . . . 109
(f) Les Cordophonesdu Congo Belgeetdu Ruanda-Uvundi
Dr. The Rev. Brother Basil . 110
14. Record Reviews
(a) “ Af r ik atan ztundsingt”
A. T. N. T ra c e y ... 112 (b) “ Ti m eOut”
A. T. N. T ra c e y ... 112 (c) “ Af r ic a, m usicandl ifeoftoday”
A. T. N. Tracey 113
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(d) “Music of Af r ic a Se ries”
B. Kingslake . . . . 1 1 4 (e) “ Wild Life Se rie s”
R. Liversidge . . . . 1 1 4
15. Notesand News
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The Committee of Fine Arts and the Humanities of the African Studies Association—
A new writers’and artists’ club—African Music Society Exhibition of Paintings—The Royal Anthropological Institute—Some of the songs . . .—The American Society of African Culture—A conference on “ The Arts of Africa”—The sixth annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology—Doctorate awarded to the Rev. A. M. Jones—Africa interests American readers—Pygmies Retreat into the Congo Forests -Cultural Crisis in Underdeveloped Countries—Kwanongoma College—African Music draws increasing American interest—The National Theatre Organisation—Music in East Africa—Pub
lishers please note—Course on African Arts and Music—Diploma. . . . . 1 1 6
New IssuesofI.L.A.M. records . . . 122
Publications Received . . . 124
Contributorstot h isnumber . . . 125
Contributionsto Afr ica n Music . . . 125
Booksavailablefrom the Society Inside back cover
Approximateoriginofcontributions Back cover
