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Kofi Agawu. African Rhythm, a Northern Ewe Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. xx, 217 pp., 9 plates, musical examples, bibliography, index, accompanying compact disc.

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Kofi Agawu. African Rhythm, a Northern Ewe Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. xx, 217 pp., 9 plates, musical examples, bibliography, index, accompanying compact disc.

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Yearbook for Traditional Music , Volume 28 , 1996 , pp. 200 - 202
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Copyright © 1996 By The International Council for Traditional Music

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