Masters of the sabar Wolof griot percussionists of Senegal / Patricia Tang.

Author/creator Tang, Patricia, 1972-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia, PA : Temple University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 209 p. : ill., maps, music ; 24 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
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SeriesAfrican soundscapes
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [183]-197), discography (p. [199]-200), and index.
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LCCN 2006020196
ISBN9781592134199 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN159213419X (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781592134205 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1592134203 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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