VOLUME 5 1972 NUMBER 2
AFRICAN MUSIC
JOURNAL OF THE A F RICAN MUSIC SOC IETY
JOURNAL DE LA SOCIETE DE MUSIQUE AFRICAINE
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AFRICAN MUSIC SOCIETY
Hon. Srcnlary:
Hugh Traccy, D.Mus.Hon.
/Ion. TrffiJitrrr: t\. P. Domlco, F.sq.
J:rlitor:
t\ndrcw Traccy, M.t\., Esq.
The Society welcomes applications for Membership from individuals and Associations who arc interested in the study of African music and other arts.
Ordinary Membership entails an annual suhscription of R4.00.
The Society's Journal is sent to Members annually near the end of the year, together with the invoice for the current year's membership. Members may rcne\1· their subscription, ho\\·ever, at the beginning of the calendar year if they prefer.
Correspondence should be addressed to:
The Hon. Secretary, African Music Society, P.O. Box 138, Roodepoorr, Transvaal, S. Africa.
COVER ILLUSTRATION
There is no prize for guessing the relevance to African music of this design! (Note: Start at the top)·
lt is the logo of the new "Kaleidophone Records" label, issued by the Traditional Music Documentation Project, 3740 Kanawha Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20015, U.S.r\., a recently formed, non-prof-it research organisation devoted to the documentation of the world's traditional musics. The Director is Curt \'fittig. Their first ten records have just appeared, all repressings of records first issued in the Music of Africa Series of the International Library of African Music, recorded hy 1-lugh Tracey.
AFRICAN MUSIC
JOURNAL OF THE AFRICAN MUSIC SOCIETY
JOURNAL DE LA SOCIETE DE MUSIQUE AFRICAINE
Publi rheti by
AFRICAN MUSIC SOCIETY P.O. Box 138, RoooEPOORT, TRANSVAAL,
SOUTH AFRICA
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
1. VIMBUZA OR MASHAWE: A MYSTIC THERAPY
A. B. Chilivumbo 2. PossESSION Music OF THE SHANGANA-TSONGA
Thomas F. Johnston
3. MusiCAL INsTRUMENTATION AMONG THE SAN (BusH~IEN) OF THE CENTRAL KALAHARI
G. T. Nurse
Malawi
Mozambique, South Africa
Botswana
4. TRANSCRIPTION oF AFRICAN Music FROM SILENT FILM: THEORY AND METHODs
Gerhard Kubik 5. LES MEMBRANOPHONES DES LuBA-SHANKADl
J .-S. Laurenty 6. ELEPHANTIASIS AND MuSIC
A. M. ]ones
7. THREE PRINCIPLES OF TIMING IN AnLO DANCE DRUMMING
Hewitt Pantaleoni
8. TOWARD UNDERSTANDING THE PLAY OF ATSIMEVU IN ATSia
Hewitt Pantaleoni 9. THE ORIGINAL AFRICAN MBIRA?
Andrew Tracey
10. THE AMERICANIZATION OF THREE AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Dennis Murphy 11. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
12. REVIEWS
13. NoTES AND NEws
14. CONTRIBUTORS AND CoNTRI11UTIONS
15. AFRICAN MuSIC SOCIETY: RECORDS AND BOOKS FOR SALE
Zaire
Ghana
Ghana
Rhodesia, Mozambique
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16. MAP AND ORIGIN OF ARTICLES Outsidt Bade Cwtr
The opinions expressed by contributors are personal and are not necessarily those of the African Music Society.
