The Da Capo Guide to Contemporary African Music

This is an encyclopedic survey of contemporary sub-Saharan African music up through the mid-1980s. Organized by country, Graham provides a brief background on local traditional and mid-century popular music and then concentrates on the music of the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s. Covers religious as well as secular music. Includes brief discographies. I did not identify any factual innaccuracies within the realm of my limited knowledge. Excellent index.