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Eric Charry

Region of Interest

Africa

Primary Country of Residence

United States of America

Title

Associate Professor

Affiliation

Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut

Email

echarry@mail.wesleyan.edu

Mailing Address

Department of Music
Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut 06459 USA

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phone: 860-685-2597 (Departmental office)
fax: 860-685-2651

Websites

http://echarry.web.wesleyan.edu/index.html

Countries of Specialization

Mali ; Guinea ; Senegal ; Gambia.

Research Interests

Traditional and modern music of West Africa, especially Mali, Guinea,
Senegal, and Gambia. Focus on Mande peoples: Maninka (Malinke), and
Mandinka.

Publications

Mande music: traditional and modern music of the Maninka and Mandinka of
western Africa. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. 500 p.

Keywords

Mande music ; Mande peoples ; Maninka ; Mandinka.