African Music (journal)

African Music
DisciplineEthnomusicology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byLee Watkins
Publication details
History1954-current
Publisher
FrequencyAnnual
Delayed, two-years
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Afr. Music
Indexing
ISSN0065-4019 (print)
2524-2741 (web)
LCCN60045755
JSTOR00654019
OCLC no.1036109
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African Music is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal published by the International Library of African Music. It covers contextualized studies of African music and related arts. Articles are made freely accessible after a two-year embargo period.[1]

History

The journal was established by Hugh Tracey in 1954,[2] in the same year as the International Library of African Music. Tracey was the first editor-in-chief until his death in 1977.[3][4] Publication was interrupted from 2000 until 2007. Since it was re-launched in 2007, the journal includes a collection of music performances and audio examples relating to articles published within the respective issues.[5]

Editors-in-chief

The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal:

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:[6]

References

  1. ^ South African Cultural Observatory (28 March 2017). "ILAM offers open access to African Music Journal". South African Cultural Observatory. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. ^ Open Music Library. "Journals: African Music". Openmusiclibrary. Alexander Street. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ^ Thram, Diane (2007). "From the editor". African Music: Journal of the International Library of African Music. 8 (1): 4–5. doi:10.21504/amj.v8i1.1708.
  4. ^ "History: Hugh Tracey founds the Int'l Library of African Music (ILAM)". Kalimba Magic. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  5. ^ "About the journal". International Library of African Music. Rhodes University. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. ^ MIAR: 0065-4019


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