Dictionary of African Composers is Online Again

On June 12, 2008 AfriClassical announced that the Dictionary of African Composers, which had provided biographies and lists of works, was no longer accessible. The resource had been compiled at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Today a comment on the post was made by Alexander: “The website 'Dictionary of African Composers' has moved to a new address!! Go to http://www.africancomposers.co.za”

The home page at the new address is entitled Dictionary of African Composers by Alexander Johnson. Here is an excerpt from the Introduction: “And yet: the music of Africa itself remains poorly documented, with only a small number of its composers finding their way into the reference works that most commonly found in the libraries of the world. The present ‘Dictionary of African composers’ aims to fill that gap. The Dictionary will, of course, be continually updated and expanded. Additions, corrections and suggestions are always welcome, and should be sent to Alexander Johnson [alexjohnson@telkomsa.net].”

Dictionary of African Composers
Alexander Johnson
Composer Biographies
Works Lists
University of Pretoria
African Classical Music