Study Abroad: AFRICA
Undergraduate Library Resources
Africa Books - Africa Films - Algeria - Burkina Faso - Central Africa - Chad - East Africa - Gambia - Ghana - Ivory Coast - Kenya - Mali - Mozambique - Namibia - Nigeria - Rwanda - Senegal - South Africa - Uganda - Music Recordings
AFRICA
Books
- African Folklore: an encyclopedia - Philip M. Peek and Kwesi Yankah, editors - Q.398.09603 Af833
- Anthologies de L’art Africain du XXE siecle, English - N’Gone Fall and Jean Loup Pivin - Q. 709.60904 An864a
- The Diligent: a voyage through the worlds of the slave trade - Robert Harms - 380.144096 H228d
- The Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions - Stephen D. Glazier, editor - Q.299.603 En19
- Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History - Paul Tiyambe Zeleza and Dickson Eyoh, editors - 960.3103 En192
- Focus on African Films - Francoise Pfaff - 791.43096 F683
- Half a Life - V.S. Naipaul - 823 N14ha
- Heart of Redness - Zakes Mda - 823 M4593h2000
- HIV and AIDS in Africa: beyond epidemiology - Ezekiel Kalipeni, et al., editor - 616.97920096 H641
- Into Africa: the epic adventures of Stanley and Livingstone - Martin Dugard - 916.7043 D878i
- Lion’s Blood: novel of slavery and freedom - Steven Barnes - 813 B26321
- Little Boys Come From the Stars - Emmanuel Dongala translated by Joe Rejois and Val Vinokurov - 846 D7175Op:E
- Loot, and Other Stories - Nadine Gordimer - 823 G6521o
- Momo Cookbook: a gastronomic journey through North Africa - Mourad Mazouz - 641.5961 M458m
- Music is the Weapon of the Future fifty years of African popular music - Frank Tenaille - 781.630967 T251m:E2002
- Red Dust -Gillian Slovo - 823 SI58r2002
- The Road Builder - Nicholas Hershenow - 813 H4394r
- The Sweetest Dream - Doris Lessing - 823 L564sw2002
- Teen Life in Africa - Toyin Falola, editor - 305.235096 T229
- Understanding Contemporary Africa - April A. Gordon and Donald L. Gordon, editors - 960.32 Un22001
Films
- Africa: a history denied - VIDREC 960 AF8301
- Africa Dreaming - Various with English subtitles - VIDREC 960.329 Af83
- African Dance and Percussion - VIDREC 784.1886 Af83
- Coup de Torchon - French with English subtitles - DVD 791.4372 C8323c
- Dignity: African Women in Crisis - VIDREC 305.42 D569
- Fathers (Three films: The Father, Surrender, A Barber’s Wisdom) - The Father : Amharic with English subtitles. Surrender: Swahili with English subtitles. A Barber’s Wisdom: English. - VIDREC 791.43652 F268
- Hopes on the horizon - English and various languages with English subtitles - VIDREC 321.8 H773
- Moolaadé - French and Jula with English subtitles - VIDREC 392.14 M7782
- Sisters of the Screen - English and French with English subtitles - VIDREC 791.4082096 Si84 and DVD 791.4082096 Si84w
- Southern Africa. Corridors of freedom - VIDREC 968.063 C8178
- Tableau Ferraille - French and Wolof with English subtitles - VIDREC 791.4372 T114
- Wind of change: the end of colonialism in Africa - DVD 967.032 W722f and VIDREC 967.032 W722
- Wonders of the African World - DVD 960.329 W845p and VIDREC 960.329 W845
ALGERIA
Films
- The Mistress of Atlantis - VIDREC 791.43672 M691
BURKINA FASO
Films
- Bonnet rouge, où vas tu? (Red Hat, where are you going?) - English or French with English subtitles - VIDREC 966.2505 R245
CENTRAL AFRICA
Films
- Le silence de la foret (The forest) - Sango, Diaka and French with English subtitles - VIDREC 791.43651 Si33
CHAD
Films
- Bye Bye Africa - French and Arabic with English subtitles - VIDREC 791.43096743 B991
EAST AFRICA
Films
- Roots of Rhythm: Musical instruments of East Africa - VIDREC 784.1967 R679
GAMBIA
Films
- Born musicians: traditional music from the Gambia - VIDREC 781.629602 B645
GHANA
Films
- Witches in Exile - Dagboni and English with English subtitles - DVD 133.4309 W77102
IVORY COAST
Films
- Black and White in Color - French, German and English with English subtitles - DVD 791.4372 B5614hp
KENYA
Films
- Out of Africa -DVD 791.4372 Ou8u and VIDREC 791.4372 OU8MC
MALI
Films
- In Bamako, the women are beautiful - French with English subtitles - VIDREC 305.486623 In9
- Guimba: un Tyran, une Epoque (A Tyrant in His Time) - Bambara with English subtitles - VIDREC 791.4372 G946 and DVD 791.4372 G946n
MOZAMBIQUE
Films
- The Chopi Timbila Dance - VIDREC 786.84 C456
- Mozambique: the struggle for survival - VIDREC 967.905 M8771
NAMIBIA
Films
- N!ai: the story of a !Kung woman - VIDREC 305.8 N143
- Ochre and Water: Himba chronicles from the land of Kaoko - Narration in English, with Himba dialogue and English subtitles - VIDREC 577.272 Oc3
NIGERIA
Films
- Chinua Achebe - DVD 823 Ac45ychif and VIDREC 823 AC45YCHI
RWANDA
Films
- Hotel Rwanda - English or French dialogue with French or Spanish subtitles - DVD 791.436552 H797
- Une république devenue folle: Rwanda, 1894-1994 - English and French with English subtitles - VIDREC 967.571 R299
SENEGAL
Films
- Emitai - VIDREC 791.43658 Em48
- Mandabi (Money Order) - Wolof with English subtitles - VIDREC 791.43653 M312 and DVD 791.43653 M312m
SOUTH AFRICA
Films
- Destructive Engagement - VIDREC 968.06 D476
- Ńagstappie (A walk in the night) - English and Afrikaans with English subtitles - VIDREC 791.43655 N139
- The New South Africa - VIDREC 968.065 N42
- Tsotsi - Tsotsi-Taal with English or Spanish subtitles - DVD 791.43655 T789
- Wa ’n wina (Sincerely yours) - Zulu and Sotho with English subtitles - VIDREC 362.1969792 W181
- Zulu Zion - VIDREC 276.84 Z84am
UGANDA
Films
- Africa on the Move - VIDREC 967.61 Af83
MUSIC RECORDINGS
The items listed below are located in the Music Library.
2136 Music Building
1114 West Nevada Street
Urbana, IL 61801
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/mux/
- A Ma Zone - CDISC M1830 Z37A4
- Adventures in Afropea 1 - CDISC 1830 Z37A3
- Africa Remix: ah freak iya - CDISC M1830 A475
- Africa: the women’s voice - CDISC M1830 A368
- Africa. West Africa: drum, chant & instrumental music – CDISC M1627 E93W4D7
- African Acoustic: sounds eastern and southern - CDISC M1830 A37
- Cairo to Casablanca: an Arabic musical odyssey - CDISC M1627 P88C3
- Chimurenga: African spirit music - CDISC M1627B26 C62
- Ghana Soundz: Afro-beat, funk and fusion in 70’s Ghana - CDISC M1838.G5 G4
- Healing Drum: African ceremonial and ritual music - CDISC M1830 H413
- Mwenda wa Bayeke: African guitar legend; the studio album – CDISC M1830M83 M87
- Percussions: percussion Africaines pour la transe (African percussion for trance) - CDISC M146 G84P4
- Uganda and Other African Nations: feasts of the savanna: a musical journey through East and West Africa - CDISC M1838.U34 U32
- Very Best of Manu Dibango: Afrosouljazz - CDISC M3.1 D53V4
- Yoruba Drums from Benin, West Africa - CDISC M1831.Y6 Y57
