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Introductory Online Reading


A Selection of Digital Books and Resources for Further Study

Books and Articles on Early Historical African and African Diasporic Recordings

Research Books and Papers on Language Preservation


All Reading Material is in PDF Format unless Specified


Recorded Music and Sound


African Music on LP an Annotated Discography by Alan Meriam

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Black Europe Volume 1 by Jeffrey P. Green, Rainer E. Lotz, Howard Rye

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Black Europe Volume 2 by Jeffrey P. Green, Rainer E. Lotz, Howard Rye

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Black Recording Artists 1877-1926 Compiled by Craig Gibbs

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Field Recordings of Black Singers and Musicians: Annotated Discography 1901-1943 by Craig Gibbs

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Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry: 1890-1919 by Tim Brooks (AZW3 File)

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The History of Juju Music A History of An African Popular Music from Nigeria by T Ajayi Thomas

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The Issue of Racism in Early Recorded Music article by Jonathan Emeruwa (website link)

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Language Preservation


A Grammar of the Great Andamanese Language: An Ethnolinguistic Study by Anvita Abbi

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A Study on the Extinction of Indigenous Languages in Nigeria by Susan Akinkurolere

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In Search of Language Contact Between Jarawa and Aka-Bea by Anvita Abbi and Pramod Kumar

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UNESCO Prediction on the Extinction of the Igbo Language by Kelechi Ani Johnmary

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Photo taken by: Anna Craven in January 1970 in the Gwargwada District, Nasarawa Division, Benue Province Nigeria






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