Andrew Tracey is a twentieth-century ethnomusicologist specializing in the collection of African music. He is the son of ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey. Ethnomusicology (from the Greek ethnos = nation and mousike = music), formerly comparative musicology, is the study of music in its cultural context, cultural musicology. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... Hugh Tracey was an important twentieth century ethnomusicologist. ...
Andrew Tracey is director of the the International Library of African Music, which his father founded in 1954. The International Library of African Music (ILAM) is an organization dedicated to the preservation and study of African music. ...
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Selected publications
The 1973 Mgodo wa Mbanguzi A complete performance of traditional music and dance composed by a Chopi village in southern Mozambique. Produced by Gei Zantzinger and Andrew Tracey.
Tracey, Andrew. (1970). How to play the mbira (dza vadzimu). Roodepoort, Transvaal, South Africa: International Library of African Music.
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Mbira Dzavadzimu in deze (top), Mbira Nyunga Nyunga (bottom), Hosho (bottom left). ...
Zimbabwean music includes folk and pop styles, much of it based on the well-known instrument the mbira. ... Mozambique is a former Portuguese colony, and its native folk musics have been highly influenced by Portuguese forms. ...
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