Masters of the Sabar

Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal

Patricia Tang (Autor)

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224 Seiten

2007
Temple University Press,U.S.
9781592134205 (ISBN)

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Examines the rich history and changing repertories of sabar drumming, including dance rhythms and bakks, musical phrases derived from spoken words. Highlight the virtuosity and musical skill of the percussionist, this work also considers the burgeoning popular music genre called mbalax. It is accompanied by a Compact Disc.

Introduction I. You will be griot in another way: The Ethnomusicologist's story; II. There once was a king called Maysa Waaly Jon: Sabar History, Instruments, Ensemble and Sound; III. The griot lineage, we are one: Wolof Caste and Identity; IV. My foreparents used to beat the drums: Wolof Family, Kinship and Musical Genealogy; V. If a snake bites you, you will think of death: Sabar Repertories; VI. Dancing fish and rice: Performance Contexts; VII. The 'pax' you play is so sweet: The role of sabar in mbalax Conclusion

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.1.2007
Reihe/Serie	African Soundscapes
Verlagsort	Philadelphia PA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-13	9781592134205 / 9781592134205
Zustand	Neuware