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Taken together- these comprehensive volumes offer an authoritative account of the music of Africa. One of the most prominent experts on the subject- Gerhard Kubik draws on his extensive travels and three decades of study in many parts of the continent to compare and contrast a wealth of musical traditions from a range of cultures. In the first volume- Kubik describes and examines xylophone playing in southern Uganda and harp music from the Central African Republic; compares multi-part singing from across the continent; and explores movement and sound in eastern Angola. In the second volume- he turns to the cognitive study of African rhythm- Yoruba chantefables- the musical Kachamba family of Malawi- and African conceptions of space and time. Each volume features an extensive selection of photographs and is accompanied by a compact disc of Kubiks own recordings. Erudite and exhaustive- Theory of African Music will be an invaluable reference for years to come....