Structural analysis or cultural analysis? Competing perspectives on the "standard pattern" of West African rhythm

Journal of the American Musicological Society

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-46

  Agawu, Kofi ^a  

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EID: 33845659044     PISSN: 00030139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jams.2006.59.1.1     Document Type: Review

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