VOLUME 4 1969 NUMBER 3
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 D E L A S O C I E T E D E M U S J Q U E A F R I C A I N E
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AFRICAN MUSIC SOCIETY
President:
Lord Howick of Glendale, g.c.m.g., k.c.v.o.
Vice-Presidents:
H. F. Oppenheimer, Esq.
Colonel Sir Charles E. Ponsonby, Bart., t.d., d.l.
Patrons:
Major Hon. P. G. van der Bijl H.E. The Governor-General of Mozambique Viscount Malvern, g.h., k.c.m.g., f.r.c.s., m.p.
Chairman o f the Executive Committee:
Professor J. Blacking
Comtnittee:
Miss J. Pim Dr. M. D. W. Jeffreys A. T. N. Tracey, Esq.
Hon. Treasurer:
A. P. Domleo, Esq.
Hon. Secretary and Editor:
Dr. Hugh Tracey
Assistant Editor:
Miss I. Frangs
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co v er il l u s t r a t io n. Some musical instruments of the lower Congo observed by Girolamo Merolla about 1692 AD. (See page 16.)
AFRICAN MUSIC
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CONTENTS
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E D I T O R I A L ...5 1. Early Histo rical Illustrationsof Westand Central Afr ic a n Music
Prof. Dr. Walter Hirschberg West and Central
Africa 6
2. Cultural Genocide
Alain Danielou 19
3. Composition Techniquesin Kiganda Xylophone Music
Gerhard Kubik Uganda 22
4. Measuring Afr ica n Scales
Dr. Hugh Tracey . 73
5. The Mb ir a Classof Instrumentsin Rhodesia (1932)
Dr. Hugh Tracey . . . Rhodesia 78
6. The Tuningof Mb ir a Reeds
Andrew Tracey Rhodesia 96
7. Record Reviews . . . 101
8. Book Review s . . . . . . . . . . . 104
9. Notesand News 107
10. Letterstoth e Editor 110
11. Publications Received 112
12. Afr ica n Mu sic Society: Booksand Journalsfor Sale 113
13. Contributorsand Contributions 118
14. Mapand Orig inof Articles Outside Back Cover
The opinions expressed by contributors to this Journal are personal and not necessarily those of the African Music Society.
