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| − | To reduce cost and weight we'll rely as much as possible on electronic documents, and articles or books available in Ghana. There are just 3 textbooks I'd like you to | + | To reduce cost and weight we'll rely as much as possible on electronic documents, and articles or books available in Ghana. There are just 3 textbooks I'd like you to buy and pack. For your convenience and reference I'm providing links to Amazon.com, but do comparison shop and pick them up elsewhere; the important thing is that you purchase the latest editions. |
| − | [http://www.amazon.com/West-African-Roots-John-Collins/dp/0877229163/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209836656&sr=8-1 John Collins - West African Pop Roots (Temple University Press, 1992)]. Professor Collins will be one of our instructors this summer. | + | [http://www.amazon.com/West-African-Roots-John-Collins/dp/0877229163/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209836656&sr=8-1 John Collins - West African Pop Roots (Temple University Press, 1992)]. Professor Collins will be one of our instructors this summer; he's a wonderful resource and this is a wonderful book about popular music of West Africa. |
| − | [http://www.amazon.com/African-Rhythm-Sensibility-Aesthetics-Musical/dp/0226103455/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209836802&sr=1-1 John Chernoff - African Music, African Sensibility (University Of Chicago Press, 1981)] | + | [http://www.amazon.com/African-Rhythm-Sensibility-Aesthetics-Musical/dp/0226103455/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209836802&sr=1-1 John Chernoff - African Music, African Sensibility (University Of Chicago Press, 1981)] Focus on traditional music of Ghana. One of the best books ever written in ethnomusicology, period. |
| − | [http://www.amazon.com/History-Africa-Revised-Kevin-Shillington/dp/0333599578/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209839273&sr=1-1 Kevin Shillington, History of Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005)] | + | [http://www.amazon.com/History-Africa-Revised-Kevin-Shillington/dp/0333599578/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209839273&sr=1-1 Kevin Shillington, History of Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005)] A general history of Africa. |
== Electronics == | == Electronics == | ||
Revision as of 22:49, 3 May 2008
Map
Here's a map on which you can find Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi, and Keta (not far from Dagbamete); Ho is the capital of the Volta Region. Kokrobite is around 80 kilos west of Accra. Elmina and Kakum are short drives from Cape Coast.
Things to buy
Guidebooks
I strongly suggest that you purchase a travelers' guide book for Ghana or West Africa. Such books contain excellent advice regarding what to bring, so I further suggest that you review it prior to packing.
Here are a few possibilities:
Lonely Planet West Africa Travel Guide
Ghana: the Bradt Travel Guide, the only guidebook dedicated to Ghana, though reviews vary, as you can see.
(By the way, it is easy to withdraw cash from Ghana using bank machines, so you don't have to bring it all with you. More advice of this kind to follow...)
Textbooks
To reduce cost and weight we'll rely as much as possible on electronic documents, and articles or books available in Ghana. There are just 3 textbooks I'd like you to buy and pack. For your convenience and reference I'm providing links to Amazon.com, but do comparison shop and pick them up elsewhere; the important thing is that you purchase the latest editions.
John Collins - West African Pop Roots (Temple University Press, 1992). Professor Collins will be one of our instructors this summer; he's a wonderful resource and this is a wonderful book about popular music of West Africa.
John Chernoff - African Music, African Sensibility (University Of Chicago Press, 1981) Focus on traditional music of Ghana. One of the best books ever written in ethnomusicology, period.
Kevin Shillington, History of Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) A general history of Africa.
Electronics
- MP3 player.
Things to download
- Ewe textbook
- Ewe oral examples
- Music tracks
