18th Symposium On Ethnomusicology

21 October 2004 – 23 October 2004, South Africa

The 18th Symposium On Ethnomusicology is the last in the present series, which started in 1980, will be held on 21, 22, 23 October at the International Library of African Music, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. Issues to be explored include: - the state of ethnomusicology in Southern Africa at present - progress and activity in universities and other institutions - the future of the Symposia - the formation of a professional southern African society of ethnomusicologists - dispersal and delivery of reports and papers from contributors Live performances by two of southern Africa's most impressive and unexplored dance forms, both of the 'one man - one note' variety: the ngoma buntibe dance of the Valley Tonga of Zimbabwe and Zambia, with horns and five drums, and the dinaka dance of the Pedi of Limpopo Province, South Africa with reedpipes and three drums. For more information, contact: Thami Yawa International Library of African Music Rhodes University Grahamstown 6140 South Africa Email: T.Yawa@ru.ac.za Tel: +27-46-603.8557 Fax: +27-46-622.4411

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