African Music (journal)


African Music is an annual peer-revieweded academic journal published by the International Library of African Music. It covers contextualized studies of African music and related arts. Articles are made freely accessible after a two-year embargo period.

History

The journal was established by Hugh Tracey in 1954, in the same year as the International Library of African Music. Tracey was the first editor-in-chief until his death in 1977. Publication was interrupted from 2000 until 2007. Since it was re-launched in 2007, the journal includes a collection of music performances and audio examples relating to articles published within the respective issues.

Editors-in-chief

The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal:
The journal is abstracted and indexed in: