Masters of the Sabar : Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tang, Patricia, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Griots > Senegal.
Music > Social aspects > Senegal.
Percussion ensembles > Senegal > History and criticism.
Wolof (African people) > Senegal > Social life and customs.
Wolof (African people) > Senegal > Music > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • You will be griot in another way : the ethnomusicologist's story
  • There once was a king called Maysa Waaly Jon : sabar history, instruments, ensemble and sound
  • The griot lineage, we are one : Wolof caste and identity
  • My foreparents used to beat the drums : Wolof family, kinship, and musical genealogy
  • If a snake bites you, you will think of death : sabar repertories
  • Dancing fish and rice : performance contexts
  • The pax you play is so sweet : the role of sabar in mbalax.

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