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Introductory Online Reading
A Selection of Digital Books and Resources for Further Study
Books and Articles on Early African and African Diasporic Recordings
Research Books and Papers on Language Preservation,
Ethnomusicology, Music Lessons,
Race and Spirituality
All Ebooks are for reference and research purposes only and remain the property of the author and publishers.
Reading material is in PDF format unless specified.
Recorded Music and Sound
African Music on LP an Annotated Discography by Alan P. Merriam 1970
Black Europe Volume 1 by Jeffrey P. Green, Rainer E. Lotz, Howard Rye
Black Europe Volume 2 by Jeffrey P. Green, Rainer E. Lotz, Howard Rye
Black Recording Artists 1877-1926 An Annotated Discography Compiled by Craig Gibbs 2012
Field Recordings of Black Singers & Musicians: Annotated Discography 1901-1943 Craig Gibbs
Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry: 1890-1919 by Tim Brooks - 2005
The History of Juju Music A History of An African Popular Music from Nigeria by T Ajayi Thomas
The Issue of Racism in Early Recorded Music article by Jonathan Emeruwa (website link)
Language Preservation
A Grammar of the Great Andamanese Language: An Ethnolinguistic Study by Anvita Abbi
A Handbook of Jarawa Language Andaman and Nicobar by V.R. Rajasingh and M.R. Ranganatha
A Study on the Extinction of Indigenous Languages in Nigeria by Susan Akinkurolere
In Search of Language Contact Between Jarawa and Aka-Bea by Anvita Abbi and Pramod Kumar
UNESCO Prediction on the Extinction of the Igbo Language by Kelechi Ani Johnmary
Vanishing Voices: The Extinction of the World's Languages by Daniel Nettle and Suzanne Romaine
Ethnomusicology
African Musicology Online An International Peer Reviewed E-Journal BDAM Vol 1 No 1
African Musicology Online An International Peer Reviewed E-Journal BDAM Vol 1 No 2
African Musicology Online An International Peer Reviewed E-Journal BDAM Vol 2 No 1
African Musicology Online An International Peer Reviewed E-Journal BDAM Vol 2 No 2
The Ethnomusicology 17 Book Collection - Various Authors (View Book Listing)
Music and Sound Healing Lessons
African Classical Ensemble Theory and Drum Based Concert Series Agiri Music (Foundation)
African Classical Ensemble Theory and Drum Based Concert Series Uso Music (Intermediate)
African Classical Ensemble Theory and Drum Based Concert Series Ike Music (Advanced)
Tibetan Sound Healing 7 Guided Practices by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Race in the African Diaspora
Black Europe and the African Diaspora - Darlene Hine, Tricia Danielle Keaton, Stephen Small
The Empire Strikes Back - Race and Racism in 70s Britain J Solomos, B Findlay, S Jones, P Gilroy
Race and Racism in Britain - Second Edition, Revised Expanded and Updated by John Solomos
Spirituality, Shamanism and Sound
Encyclopedia of African Religion Edited by Molefi Kete and Ama Mazama Asante
Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 1 by Christina Pratt
Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 2 by Christina Pratt
Healing Songs by Ted Giola Duke University Press Durham and London 2006
Photo taken by: Anna Craven in January 1970 in the Gwargwada District, Nasarawa Division, Benue Province Nigeria
