Fiddling in West Africa : touching the spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures /

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Fiddling has had a lengthy history in Africa which has long been ignored. Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje corrects this oversight with an expansive study on fiddling in the Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures of West Africa. DjeDje not only explains the history of the instrument itself, but also discusses...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: DjeDje, Jacqueline Cogdell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Music > Africa, West > History and criticism.
Fiddling > Africa, West.
Musique > Afrique occidentale > Histoire et critique.
Art du violoneux > Afrique occidentale.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > Strings.
Fiddling
Music
Kultur
Fidel
West Africa
Westafrika
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : A master fiddler and a significant but little-known tradition
  • Fiddling in West Africa : understanding the culture area
  • An affirmation of identity : Fulbe fiddling in Senegambia
  • Calling the Bori spirits : Hausa fiddling in Nigeria
  • In service to the king : Dagbamba fiddling in Ghana.

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