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The Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa ( JMAA) is published by NISC (Pty) Ltd in association with the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town. It is an accredited, internationally refereed journal that aims to combine ethnomusicological, musicological, music educational and performance-based research in a unique way to promote the musical arts on the African continent. This journal also incorporates book, audio and audiovisual media and software reviews.

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What my body told me: towards a bodily interpretation of Clare Loveday’s Johannesburg Etude No. 1
Mareli Stolp
Article | Published online: 5 Apr 2023
Music as research: the integrated doctoral degree in music from a South African perspective
Winfried Lüdemann
Article | Published online: 22 Dec 2023
Interrogating the nuances of West African melodies: cadential conventions in Ogu songs
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Article | Published online: 22 Dec 2023
How Karlien van Jaarsveld and Refentse Morake became ‘Huisgenote’: a Foucauldian problematisation
Lestie Hughes
Article | Published online: 22 Dec 2023
In memoriam – Latozi ‘Madosini’ Mpahleni (1943–2022)
Thandeka Mfinyongo
Obituary | Published online: 22 Dec 2023
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The 47th International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance World Conference
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Report | Published online: 22 Dec 2023

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Volume 19, Issue 1-2, 2022

A special issue on African music theory, analysis and aesthetics from the second symposium of the ICTM-SGAM

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