Songs of West Africa: A Collection of over 80 Traditional West African Folk Songs and Chants in 6 Languages With Translations, Annotations

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Summary: At last - a great way to learn some African music!
Review: I wasn't sure what to expect when I bought this, but this book turned out to be really fun to read! Part storytelling, part anthropology, part language lessons, the book introduces not just songs from six different tribal groups but a sense of how they see the world. The songs are translated, plus the pronounciations written out, and you can play the CD and read along with it - a great help if you want to try singing or drumming the music.