African Music Archives
The African Music Archives (AMA) is dedicated to collect modern African music from all sub-Saharan countries. Founded in 1991, it today consists of roughly 14.000 shellacs and vinyl-records, audio- and videotapes, CDs and DVDs. In order to facilitate research, all items can be reviewed in the OPAC online catalogue of the JGU Library. Large parts of the collection are already digitized, but, due to copyright reasons, cannot be made available online. For any information concerning the archive and its collection, feel free to contact the archives’ director Hauke Dorsch.
>> LINK OPAC
>> LINK Virtual Tour of the AMA
>> LINK OPAC
>> LINK Virtual Tour of the AMA
Events / News
May 14, 2025
The African Music Archives (AMA) celebrates the acquisition of the extensive collection of Malagasy Music by ethnomusicologist Ass.-Prof. Dr. Mag. August Schmidhofer.
January 22, 2025
On 30 January, the duo Erick Manana and Jenny Fuhr will perform at the Institut français Mainz together with Solofo and Ralah' Trio from Madagascar at the Invitation of the AMA and AoM.
May 14, 2025
A brand new episode of African Presence Special with Globalwize host Jean Trouillet and African Music Archives (AMA) Director Hauke Dorsch is online. This time, Jean and Hauke are joined by Martin Büdel from the Anthropology of Music team, presenting Jazz and Fusion from Madagascar.
AMA Relistened
November 19, 2024
“Aimasiko” (1987) is an evergreen album by Ebenezer Obey that invokes hope for the despairing. Literarily, the album title “Aimasiko” means the ‘unknown time.’ Essentially, Obey explores the theme of hope in the album; the album addresses the economic challenges facing Africa as a continent in the late 20th century.
November 19, 2024
Juju Music (1982) The Album is a significant milestone in career of Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, popularly known as “King Sunny Ade”, or simply “Sunny Ade”. Juju Music typifies his mastery of this musical genre.
November 13, 2024
‘Ich und mein Braai’, is a short but delightful song with catchy and vibrant melodies that invite listeners to dance and enjoy life. The artist EES, also known as Eric Sell, is a musician from Namibia who has won over audiences both locally and internationally with his lively energy, acting as a cultural ambassador for the country.