Bikutsi - A Beti Dance Music on the Rise, 1970–1990 - Anja Brunner
Bikutsi on the Məndzáŋ: Dance Music on Xylophone Ensembles
Bikutsi - A Beti Dance Music on the Rise, 1970–1990 - Anja Brunner
Anja Brunner [+]
University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna
Anja Brunner is an ethnomusicologist at the Music and Minorities Research Center at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna.
Description
The dance music played on the xylophone instruments məndzáŋ is vital for the development of guitar-based bikutsi. This chapter discusses these instruments in terms of production, tuning, sound, performance locations, ensemble practice, and the respective changes and developments from the mid-20th century until the time of research.