African Music (journal)

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]

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
Links

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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