张象，世界现代史，非洲史教授。1934年生，山西人。中国音乐家协会会员，中国音乐著作权协会会员，北京大学非洲研究中心研究员。曾任中国世界现代史学会副会员，中国非洲问题研究会副会长。

曾参与《非洲通史》、《非洲经济社会发展战略问题研究》、《世界史》多卷本等国家级课题的编写，主编《彩虹之都新南非》一书受到曼德拉的称赞，作者一生热爱音乐。早年在天津音乐界前辈的指导下从事群众音乐的业余创作。退休后重操旧业，深入社区和老人们中体验生活，继续群众歌曲创作，先后出版制作《夕阳情歌老年歌曲集CD》、《南开园里的历史歌声校园歌曲集DVD》，《和谐社区大家唱CD》参与王莘新歌创作组编的《时代的呼唤》CD，其作品被誉为"乐坛春葩"、"开辟音乐创作新领域"。近年被授予"天津市第七届老年健康之星"、"天津市十佳文化老人"的称号。为贯彻党的十七大会议精神，举办"唱和谐——张象作品演唱会"受到好评。合唱《爱我中华好家园》在21世纪华人音乐奖评选中获作曲一等奖。

Zhang Xiang, the modern history of the world, Professor of African history. Born in 1934, Shanxi. Member of Chinese Musicians Association, member of China Music Copyright Society, a researcher at the center for African Studies, Peking University. Former vice president of the China Society of world modern history, China Africa Association, vice president of the research.

Participated in the "general history of Africa", African Journal of economic and social development strategy research "," world history "volume the national subject of writing, editor in chief of" rainbow are new South Africa ", a book by the praise of Mandela and his life-long love music. In the early years of the music industry in Tianjin to engage in the creation of mass music. Retire after the return to prostitution, into the community and the old experience life, to songs of the masses, has made publishing "sunset song old songs set CD" and "Nankai garden historical campus singing songs set DVD" and "harmonious community everyone sings" CD "in Wang Xin Song Creation compile" the call of the times "CD. His works are known as" music spring flower ", open up the new field of music creation". In recent years, was awarded the "Tianjin seventh elderly healthy star", "Tianjin ten old culture" title. In order to carry out the spirit of the 17th National Congress of the party, "sing the harmony - like the work of a concert" by the. Chorus "love my home" in twenty-first Century Chinese Music Awards in the first prize in the composition.