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THEORETICAL EXPLORATIONS IN AFRICAN MUSIC - Gerhard Kubik. Theory of African Music, Volumes I and II. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1994, 2010. Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Volume I: 464 pp. Volume II: x + 368 pp. List of Musical Examples. Artists and Authors. Song Titles. Index. 2 CDs. $30.00 (each volume). Paper.

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Gerhard Kubik. Theory of African Music, Volumes I and II. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1994, 2010. Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Volume I: 464 pp. Volume II: x + 368 pp. List of Musical Examples. Artists and Authors. Song Titles. Index. 2 CDs. $30.00 (each volume). Paper.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Bode Omojola
Bode Omojola*
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African Studies Review , Volume 57 , Issue 3 , December 2014 , pp. 196 - 204
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