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Reference Sources

Reference sources are a great place to start your research. They provide excellent background information on people, topics, genres, etc. and will often direct you to more sources. Below is a list of recommended resources, both in print and online.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music by Bruno Nettl and Ruth M. Stone (Editors)
Call Number: ML100 G27
Location: Music & Performing Arts Reference [non-circulating]
Also available online.
The Garland Handbook of African Music by Ruth M. Stone (Editor)
Call Number: ML350 G272008
The Garland Handbook of African Music is comprised of essays from The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Volume 1, Africa, (1997). Revised and updated, the essays offer detailed, regional studies of the different musical cultures of Africa and examine the ways in which music helps to define the identity of this particular area.
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World by John Shepherd, Peter Wicke, David Horn, Dave Laing, and Paul Oliver (Editors)
Call Number: ML102.P66 C66
Location: Music & Performing Arts Reference [non-circulating]
Includes extensive bibliographies, discographies, sheet music listings and filmographies.
Music of Sub-Saharan Africa: an international bibliography and resource guide by John Gray
Call Number: ML120.A35 G72 2018
Location: Music & Performing Arts Reference [non-circulating]
Contents include General works, Musical instruments, Regional studies, African music abroad, and Biographical and critical studies.
African Music: a pan-African annotated bibliography by Carol Lems-Dworkin
Call Number: ML120.A35 L45
Location: Music & Performing Arts Reference [non-circulating]
Cross-disciplinary in approach and extensively indexed, the bibliography lists (mostly with annotation) some 1,700 titles, covering a wide variety of sources, and including material in English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.
The Da Capo Guide to Contemporary African Music by Ronnie Graham
Call Number: ML3502.5G72 D2
Location: Music & Performing Arts Reference [non-circulating]
The world of African music by Ronnie Graham
Call Number: ML3502.5 .G73 1992
A companion volume to Stern's Guide to Contemporary African Music Volume I. Since then the World Music phenomenon of the last few years has created multiple new demands for African music - through recordings, live performances and for information and analysis. This new book digs deeper into the African musical past highlighting new areas of interest and bringing the story up to date.