pt. 1. Introduction to African music. Profile of Africa ; African music in a constellation of arts ; Exploring African music / Ruth M. Stone
pt. 2. Issues and processes in African music. Notation and oral tradition / Kay Kaufman Shelemay
Dance in communal life / Patience A. Kwakwa
Islam in Liberia / Lester P. Monts
The guitar in Africa / Andrew L. Kaye
Kru mariners and migrants of the West African coast / Cynthia Schmidt
Latin American musical influences in Zaïre / Kazadi wa Mukuna
Popular music in Africa / Angela Impey
pt. 3. Regional case studies. West Africa : West Africa : an introduction / Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje
Yoruba popular music / Christopher Waterman
North Africa : North Africa : an introduction ; Tuareg music / Caroline Card Wendt
East Africa : East Africa : an introduction / Peter Cooke ; Music in Tanzania / Stephen H. Martin
Central Africa : Central Africa : an introduction / Gerhard Kubik
Musical life in the Central African Republic / Michelle Kisliuk
Southern Africa : Southern Africa : an introduction / John E. Kaemmer
Popular music in South Africa / David B. Coplan.
