Griots at war : conflict, conciliation, and caste in Mande /

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In 1985, while she was an apprentice griot or jelimuso, Barbara G. Hoffman saw and recorded a remarkable event that took place in the small town of Kita, Mali. For four days, thousands of griots from all parts of the Mande world gathered together to talk, sing, and make music in celebration of the o...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hoffman, Barbara G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Mandingo (African people) > Folklore.
Mandingo (African people) > Social life and customs.
Griots > Mali > Kita (Kayes)
Storytelling > Mali > Kita (Kayes)
Oral tradition > Mali > Kita (Kayes)
Oratory > Mali > Kita (Kayes)
Mandingue (Peuple d'Afrique) > Folklore.
Mandingue (Peuple d'Afrique) > Mœurs et coutumes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Griots
Mandingo (African people)
Mandingo (African people) > Social life and customs
Manners and customs
Oral tradition
Oratory
Storytelling
Kita (Kayes, Mali) > Social life and customs.
Mali > Kita (Kayes)
Folklore
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