Africa
326. African Arts. 1967-. Los Angeles, African Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles. Quarterly. ISSN: 00019933.
The primary focus of African Arts is on the plastic and graphic arts of Africa and the African diaspora, but the journal includes other forms of African expressive culture as well: film, theater, dance, and music, including musical instruments. Tables of contents:
http://www.isop.ucla.edu/africanarts/.
327. African Music. 1954-. African Music Society. International Library of African Music. Grahamstown, South Africa: Rhodes University. Irregular. ISSN: 00654019.
In addition to its function as a research institution for the study of African music, the International Library of African Music, founded by the late HughTracey in 1954, publishes the journal African Music. Publication is irregular. Intl Library of African Music: URL: http://ilam.ru.ac.za/.
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328. Journal of African Cultural Studies. 1998-. University of London, Department of Languages and Cultures of Africa. Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Carfax. 2/yr. ISSN:
13696815.
Focuses on dimensions of African culture including literature (particularly African language literatures), performance, art, music, the role of the media, the relationship between culture and power, etc., as well as issues within fields such as popular culture in Africa, sociolinguistic topics of cultural interest, and culture and gender. ISSN: 13696815 (print edition); 14699346 (online edition). Tables of contents:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/13696815.html.
329. Research in African Literatures. 1970-. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Quarterly. ISSN: 00345210.
This is the journal of the African Literature Committee of the African Studies Association of America and the African Literatures Seminar of the Modern Language Association. Tables of contents: http://iupjournals.org/ral/ratoc.html.
330. South African Journal of Musicology=Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Musiekwetenskap: SAMUS. 1981-. Musicological Society of South Africa/Musiekwetenskapvereining van Suid-Afrika. Pretoria: Musicological Society of South Africa. Annual/Semiannual. ISSN: 0258509X.
Articles on South African and other musics; reviews of books, scores, software and multimedia products, and recordings; conference reports and other news. SAMUS is the official organ of the Musicological Society of Southern Africa. Abstracts and contents:
URL: http://www.und.ac.za/und/samus/.
Asia
331. Asian Music. 1968-. Journal of the Society for Asian Music. New York: Society for Asian Music. 2/yr. ISSN: 00449202.
Asian Music publishes articles on all aspects of the performing arts of Asia. Includes articles and audio and video record reviews. Contents, 1969-present:
http://www.skidmore.edu/academics/asianmusic/samcontindex.html.
332. Asian Theatre Journal: ATJ. 1984-. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. 2/yr.
ISSN: 07425457.
The official publication of the Association for Asian Performance, an affiliate of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, focusing on both traditional and modern theatrical forms. Includes descriptive and analytical articles, plays and translations, reviews and reports. Abstracts and table of contents at:
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/atj/index.html.
333. Asian Folklore Studies. 1942-. Nagoya. Japan: Nanzan University, Nanzan Anthropological Institute, 2/yr. ISSN: 03852342.
Sponsored by the Anthropological Institute at Nanzan University, this English-language semiannual journal deals with the life, lore, and traditional arts and crafts of the peoples of China, Japan, the Philippines, India, Thailand, Turkey, Iran, and other Asian and Pacific areas.
334. Balungan. 1984-. Oakland, Calif.: American Gamelan Institute. 2–3/yr. ISSN:
08857113.
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Edited by Jody Diamond since 1984 and published by the American Gamelan Institute, this journal provides both scholarly and artistic perspectives on Indonesian and international gamelan music and related performing arts. Each issue contains articles, interviews, scores, and network information on gamelan activities throughout the world.
Beginning in 2002 the Institute will publish an online edition of the journal. Tables of contents: http://www.gamelan.org/AGI/balungan/backissues.html.
335. CHIME Journal 1990-. Leiden, Netherlands: European Foundation for Chinese Music Research. 2/yr. ISSN: 09267263.
The CHIME Journal appears annually and contains articles about fieldwork and study experiences in China, CD and film reviews, information on books, records, scientific journals, concerts, seminars and meetings, current research projects, university programs, and possibilities for scholarships. The journal functions as a broad platform for the exchange of ideas, news, and information. Tables of contents:
http://home.planet.nl/~chime/.
336. Chinese Music. 1978-. Chinese Music Society of North America. Woodridge, 111.: Chinese Music Society of North America. Quarterly. ISSN: 01923749.
An international refereed journal published quarterly by the Chinese Music Society of North America and devoted to the study of the music and acoustics of China, and their relationship to those of other regions of the world. Includes articles, news, and book and recording reviews. Tables of contents and abstracts:
http://chinesemusic.net/CM_Journal.html.
337. Journal of the Indian Musicological Society. 1970-. Baroda, India: Indian Musicological Society. Annual. ISSN: 0251–012X.
Journal of the Indian Musicological Society, an organization that seeks to promote study and research on music and dance of India.
338. Sangeet Natak. 1965-. Sangeet Natak Akademi. New Delhi: Sangeet Natak Akademi, National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama. Quarterly. ISSN: 00364339.
Sangeet Natak is a journal of music, dance, and drama published since 1965 by Sangeet Natak Akademy, the National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama for India.
Information from: http://www.sangeetnatak.com/.
Latin America
339. Latin American Music Review [Revista de Musica Latino Americana (LAMR)].
1980-. Austin: University of Texas Press. 2/yr. ISSN: 01630350.
Articles in the field of musicology and ethnomusicology that explore the historical, ethnographic, and sociocultural aspects of Latin American music. Articles are written in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Tables of contents: URL:
http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/journals/jlamr.html. Available online through Project MUSE (Johns Hopkins University Press).
North America
340. American Music. 1983-. Society for American Music. Champaign, 111.: University of Illinois. Quarterly. ISSN 07344392.
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This journal is published quarterly by the Society for American Music (formerly the Sonneck Society). It includes articles on all aspects of American music, from art music traditions to popular culture, from African American traditions to the folk revival.
Includes reviews of books, recordings, and other media. Tables of contents since 1983:
http://www.american-music.org/publications/Publicationlnformation.htm.
341. Black Music Research Journal 1980-. Center for Black Music Research.
Chicago: Columbia College. Semiannual. ISSN: 02763605.
Begun in 1980, Black Music Research Journal (BMRJ) includes articles about the philosophy, aesthetics, history, and criticism of black music. Most issues are devoted to a single theme. Tables of contents: http://www.cbmr.org/pubs/bmrjback.htm.
Pacific Islands and Australia
342. Australian Aboriginal Studies. 1983-. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). Aboriginal Studies Press. 2/yr. ISSN: 07294352.
This is the official journal of AIATSIS, published twice yearly by Aboriginal Studies Press. Each issue contains three or four scholarly articles, accompanied by research reports, book reviews, and news and information. Tables of contents:
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/aas_jrn/journal.htm.
343. Musicology Australia. Musicological Society of Australia. Canberra:
Musicological Society of Australia, 1965-. Annual. ISSN: 08145857.
Journal of the Musicological Society of Australia that publishes both articles and reviews. Tables of contents with abstracts 1965–2001: http://www.msa.org.au/ma.htm.
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