Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Music of Africa
A complete, undergraduate-level online course on the music of Africa.
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Perfect Sound Forever: The Migration of African Music
This site discusses the migration of African music throughout the world and its influence on other cultures. It also speaks of the types of instruments used and the way in which they express the moods and feelings of their players.
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Wesleyan University: West African Music
This site talks about the African harp, guitar and several other instruments.
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African Music Encyclopedia: Glossary of African Music
This glossary gives a description of different styles of African music.
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3rd Ear Music: The Music of South Africa
3rd Ear Music is a comprehensive resource of South African music, past and present. The organization started its collection in 1964 and it now offers links to several South African artists, history of SA music and recordings.
Smithsonian Institution
Nm Af A: Audible Artworks: Selected African Musical Instruments
Five traditional African musical instruments are highlighted at this Smithsonian site: two types of drums, the thumb piano (mucapata), harp, and whistles. Includes historical facts about the instruments.
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African Australian Online Resource
This site offers dozens of reviews of African recordings, new and re-released. Well-known musicians Zap Mama and Femi Kuti, as well as up and coming ones, are reviewed. Links to individual Web sites and audio files are also featured here.
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Africultures
Similar to an online newspaper, this resource provides numerous insights to the contemporary culture in Africa.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: Music of Africa
This site is a part of the About Music site of the BBC, and this interactive site lets you explore various parts of Africa, their music, their instruments, their sounds. Requires Real Player.
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Afro Disc: Africa Music Reviews
A radio host talks about new music from West Africa. While profiling four popular artists, the substance in this site describes the flavor of the popular music.
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Roots World: African Music Reviews Volume 3
Brief reviews of many African music CDs from a variety of artists and cultures.
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The African Music Encyclopedia
Search for African artists alphabetically or by country. Then you will get a bio of the individual or group.
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Dancedrummer: Traditional African Drumming and Dance
African drumming and dance are discussed in this interesting site. You can play with some of the interactive African style drums as well as access video and audio clips of the music.
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Zadonu African Music and Dance Company
There are many videos of several African dance styles. Learn about the culture and history of these dances at this entertaining site.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of African Art: Music of Madagascar
Listen to a contemporary style of music from Madagascar, called "salegy," which blends the musical traditions of Africa, South Asia, the Caribbean, and Indonesia.