Notes

Danielson, Virginia.
Music in the Afghan North, 1967–1972 (review)
Notes - Volume 63, Number 4, June 2007, pp. 908-910

Music Library Association

Virginia Danielson - Music in the Afghan North, 1967-1972 (review) - Notes 63:4 Notes 63.4 (2007) 908-910 Muse Search Journals This Journal Contents Reviewed by Virginia Danielson Harvard University Music in the Afghan North, 1967-1972. Authored by Mark Slobin. Developed by the Learning Objects Program, Wesleyan University. http://afghanistan.wesleyan.edu [Requires: Web browser, Internet connection, Flash player, Quicktime player, any standard MP3 player]. Music in the Afghan North, 1967-1972 offers a valuable resource, rich in information and clearly written and constructed. It should be useable for the general public, for students from high school through university, and for advanced scholars conducting research. While its title may seem arcane and restricted in scope, in fact the site immediately places the user in the midst of the richness of a music culture familiar in many parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. Available free of charge with minimal system requirements, this site could be appropriately featured in Web offerings of public and school libraries as well as in the universities that might seem to be its primary audience. The site is based on research conducted by Professor Mark Slobin in Northern Afghanistan...