Links to resources about
West African music

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DJEMBE AND MANDE MUSIC
RESOURCES - REFERENCES - REVIEWS
This page is devoted primarily to the drumming, culture and other musical traditions of the Mande peoples of West Africa. It will also include material relating to the culture and music of other parts of Africa as well as information concerning drum traditions in other parts of the world.
It is a collaborative project undertaken by Tom Daddesio, Chris Johansen, Doug Kane, Adam Rugo, Johannes Schya, George Sherouse and Michael Wall.

http://tcd.freehosting.net/djembemande/

Eric Charry's home page
Eric Charry is associate professor of music at
Wesleyan University and the author the book
"Mande Music" (University of Chicago Press, 2000).
This book offers the most comprehensive source
available on one of Africa's richest and most
sophisticated music cultures.

http://echarry.web.wesleyan.edu/


West African Rhythms
This site contains dozens of African rhythms in notation form. Check it out! http://www.paulnas.eu/wap/ 
Djembe-L
The 'legendary' discussion forum about djembe and West African rhythms.
It is somewhat annoying to click away all the advertising windows, but still..
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/djembe-l/ 

 
 

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