Music and performance as historical sources

Music and performance as historical sources: examples from East Africa Francesca Declich (Universitè de Urbino) In East Africa music and dances have been widely recognised as contexts, which have fostered integration and identity formation. Ethnic groups at the end of the nineteenth century were often identified through their dances or songs. Dances were often related to rituals and initiations. Words of songs contain important signs of historical events and can be decoded; the very existe..