title: African Music (journal)
text: # African Music (journal)
  
  African Music is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal published by the International Library of African Music. It covers contextualized studies of African music and related arts. Articles are made freely accessible after a two-year embargo period.
  
  ## History
  
  The journal was established by Hugh Tracey in 1954, in the same year as the International Library of African Music. Tracey was the first editor-in-chief until his death in 1977. Publication was interrupted from 2000 until 2007. Since it was re-launched in 2007, the journal includes a collection of music performances and audio examples relating to articles published within the respective issues.
  
  ### Editors-in-chief
  
  The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal:
  
  * 1954–1977: Hugh Tracey
  * 1977–1999: Andrew Tracey
  * 2007–2016: Diane Thram
  * 2017–current: Lee Watkins
  
  ## Abstracting and indexing
  
  The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
  
  * Academic Search Premier
  * International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
  * Modern Language Association Database
  * Music Index
  * Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale
  