Language Plots in Musical Spaces: A Response to Adams Bodomo and Manolete Mora

The commentary begins with by briefly reviewing UNESCO’s activities in the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of cultural traditions worldwide, and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Suggestions are then made regarding how the observations reported by Bodomo & Mora (2007) might be a...

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Main Author: Daniel Avorgbedor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University Libraries 2007-08-01
Series:Empirical Musicology Review
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Online Access:https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/28859
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Summary:The commentary begins with by briefly reviewing UNESCO’s activities in the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of cultural traditions worldwide, and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Suggestions are then made regarding how the observations reported by Bodomo & Mora (2007) might be augmented by various theoretical, musical, and ethnolinguistic perspectives. The commentary also addresses challenges of designing and conducting research regarding integrative performance events and the construction, communication, and interpretation of cultural meaning.
ISSN:1559-5749