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John Blacking and the study of African music

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2011

Kofi Agawu
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Africa , Volume 67 , Issue 3: Audiences in action , July 1997 , pp. 491 - 499
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Copyright © International African Institute 1997

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