Interaction through Music: The Dynamics of Music-making in African Societies.

Nketia, J. H. Kwabena

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Interaction through Music: The Dynamics of Music-making in African Societies.

Nketia, J. H. Kwabena

International Social Science Journal, v34 n4 p639-56 1982

Music's most important function in African societies is to provide occasions for individual and organized group interactions. Modes of communication and interaction include sonic materials, the verbal texts to which sonic materials are set, and the dance through which basic structures in music are articulated. (AM)

Descriptors: Audience Participation, Dance, Foreign Countries, Interaction, Intergroup Relations, Music, Musicians, Social Behavior, Verbal Communication

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Identifiers - Location: Africa

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