British Forum for Ethnomusicology

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Source: British Journal of Ethnomusicology, Vol. 12, No. 2 (2003)
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British Journal of
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Editors
Caroline Bithell Janet Topp Fargion
Reviews Editor
Kevin Dawe
Editorial Board
Martin Clayton Simon Frith
Susanne Firniss Svanibor Pettan
Suzel ReilyHenryStobart
Jonathan Stock Martin Stokes
Reinhard Strohm
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Contents
Editorial
ARTICLES
"If you have good knowledge, close it well tight":
concealed and f ramed meaningin the f uneral
musicof the Hmongqeej Catherine Falk
Forgotten histories and (mis)remembered
cultures: the Comback partyof Curacao Nanette de Jong
Are we global yet? Globalist discourse,
cultural f ormations and the studyof
Zimbabwean popular music Thomas Turino
Barbadian tuk music: colonial development
and post-Independence recontextualization Sharon Meredith
REVIEWS
Special f eature: New books and compact discs
in Mexican music
Olsen Musicof El Dorado: the ethnomusicology
of ancient South American cultures
Waxer The cityof the musical memory:
salsa, record grooves, and popular culture in
Cali, Colombia
ReilyVoices of the Magi: enchanted journeys
in Southeast Brazil
Abbas The f emale voice in Suf i ritual:
devotional practices of Pakistan and India
Braun Musicin ancient Israel/ Palestine:
archaeological, written, and comparative sources
Montagu Reed instruments: the Montagu
collection: an annotated catalogue, Vol. 4 part 2
Seeger The musicof American f olk song
INDEX
Editorial policyand subscriptions
Notes f or contributors
Ruth Hellier-Tinoco
JeremyMontagu
Carolina Santamaria
Elizabeth Travassos
Veronica Doubleday
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