The purpose of this thread is to provide a listing of archived and current Mudcat threads about traditional & contemporary African music and a samplying of posts within those threads.   

This thread also includes examples of posts on African music that are from those threads as well as from Mudcat threads that aren't specifically about the subject of African music.

Note: The term "African music" includes music from Africans who are
non-Black and "non-Coloured" to use the South African terminology.

I've been encouraging people interested in African culture to visit Mudcat. However, several people have told me that when they came here they couldn't find the discussions on African music.

I am hoping that this listing will make it easier for Mudcat members & guests to identify threads and comments on African music. Now if folks are searching on Mudcat for discussions on this topic, they can enter the key words 'African Music' in the Search box and this thread will come up. Then they can click on the hyperlink for a specific thread that is listed.

Also, when they click on this thread, they can read a sampling of comments from those threads to get a sense of the various discussions.

There may be a better way to compile these thread listings. For instance, perhaps a listing of related threads under the thread title is sufficient. However, how would a list located there be kept current? Your input is very much welcomed.

I hope that Mudcat members and guests will continue to post new comments on specific archived & current threads on African music.
I also hope that Mudcat members and guests will continue to start new threads about African music.

Needless to say, in whatever form this thread [permathread?] actually becomes, I welcome the assistance of other Mudcat members & from guests in adding to and updating it.


Thank you.