Links specific to A World In Music Series
Links Specific to “A World In Music” volume – West Africa
Unit 1
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Home_Page/Country.html
Bibliography and links area for material to do with African music – teacher can choose appropriate websites for his/her own use, not necessarily suitable for students.
Unit 2
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/About_African/ww_aud.html
Bibliography and links area for material to do with African music – teacher can choose appropriate websites for his/her own use, not necessarily suitable for students.
http://www.dancedrummer.com/anlo.html
Good information on Ewe culture in particular, with drums drumming information as well
Unit 3
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Ghana.html
Good resource on Ghana specifically, and links to language information
http://www.dancedrummer.com/anlo.html
Good information on Ewe culture in particular, with drums drumming information as well
Units 4/5
Kathy Armstrong – contributor to the curriculum. Website for Baobab Tree in Ottawa, and Kathy Armstrong founder and percussionist. Source for information, workshops
Kwasi Dunyo – contributor to this curriculum – website, also source for information and materials
Unit 6
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Ghana.html
Good resource on Ghana specifically, and links to language information and many other facets of the country and its culture.
http://africa.mrdonn.org/fables.html
Source for traditional African folktales, including some Anansi stories. For teacher use, to source stories for activities.
General web resources for study of West Africa and its music
West African Culture
http://africa.mrdonn.org/index.html
Source for student-geared information on Africa, folktales, legends, for teacher use
http://africa.wisc.edu/outreach/units/story-bib.html
Bibliography of print and video resources on African storytelling, including Anansi stories
A multi-faceted site, best for teachers to explore and select information for students
http://people.ehe.ohio-state.edu/mmerryfield/general-resources-on-africa/
Excellent site to find other good links for teachers – most of the ones here are listed on this site.
http://www.africaaccessreview.org/
Also has instructional materials for teachers
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Ghana.html
Information on Ghana from U. Penn. Excellent resource on all aspects of the country, and links to other African countries and many resources
http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/depts/langlit/french/afrique.html
Francophone site for information on Africa
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/
Interactive site about Africa, for teachers too
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/WWW_Links.html
Has links to African resources for teachers as well
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/
Excellent web-based information resource for cultural groups in Canada and their music (Encyclopedia of Music in Canada is linked in this resource, and contains music information on all indigenous and many other culture groups, as well as composers, genres, government resources, etc.)
West African Music
Kathy Armstrong – contributor to the curriculum. Website for Baobab Tree in Ottawa, and Kathy Armstrong founder and percussionist. Source for information, workshops
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/music.html
Clearing-house for online African music resources – sites listed should be used with caution, but site is valuable because of its selected traditional and popular music content
Kwasi Dunyo – contributor to this curriculum – website, also source for information and materials
Teacher lesson plans for Africa etc. , rated, includes music and culture. Requires yearly subscription.
http://www.yorku.ca/aconline/dance/groups.html
African culture, especially dance – suitable for teachers, gives performers and dance groups all over Canada