Review article on the book: AFRICA AND INDONESIA: THE EVIDENCE OF THE XYLOPHONE AND OTHER MUSICAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS by A. M. JONES (pp. I-VIII, 1-233. Illus. Tables. Index. Pub. E. J. Brill. Leiden, 1964. Price: 36 Guilders).

Authors

  • M.D.W. Jeffreys University of the Witwatersrand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v4i1.761

Keywords:

Jones, A.M. -- Africa and Indonesia

Abstract

This book falls into two studies, the one is on the similarities between the music, the tuning and the scales of the xylophones used in Africa and those used in Indonesia; the other is devoted to expounding a solution to explain these similarities.

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1966-11-30

How to Cite

Jeffreys, M.D.W. 1966. “ Price: 36 Guilders)”. African Music : Journal of the International Library of African Music 4 (1):66-73. https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v4i1.761.