African and African Diasporic Music Section (AADMS) Kwabena Nketia Book Prize Grant

The African and African Diasporic Music Section (AADMS) Kwabena Nketia Book Prize, awarded by the Society for Ethnomusicology, recognizes outstanding books on African and diasporic music published within the last three years. This $200 prize aims to celebrate scholarly contributions that enhance the understanding of African music and its global implications. Open to all authors, the prize excludes edited volumes and reprints unless significantly revised, promoting depth in research and scholarship.

Eligibility

The African and African Diasporic Music Section welcomes a broad scope of books on musical performance or implications for music scholarship based on the African continent or the global African diaspora. Books on the African Diaspora should have depth of research on African music and practices.Authors need not be members of SEM or the African and African Diasporic Music Section of SEM. Relevant audio and visual recordings or films may also be considered.

Ineligibility

Edited volumes are not eligible. Reprints or new editions of books are not eligible unless substantially revised from the original.