Somono Bala of the Upper Niger : : river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture / / by David C. Conrad.
The Somono are an ethnic group specialized in fishing on the river Niger. Somono Bala is an epic story. This is the first ever translation of this narritive from the Maninka language into English.
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| Superior document: | African sources for African history ; Volume 1 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston ;, Koln : : Brill,, [2002] ©2002 |
| Year of Publication: | 2002 |
| Language: | English Mandingo |
| Series: | African sources for African history ;
Volume 1. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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| 520 | |a The Somono are an ethnic group specialized in fishing on the river Niger. Somono Bala is an epic story. This is the first ever translation of this narritive from the Maninka language into English. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Note on the research assistant and co-translator -- Editors' introduction -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Map -- Chapter I 'Sᴐmᴐnᴐ Identity in History and Tradition' -- Chapter II 'A Blacksmith Bard, a Dying Musical Instrument, and a Hero of the Rivers: The Life and Music of Laminigbé Bayo' -- Chapter III From Dan to Kamalen Ngoni: Musical Transition in Mande -- Chapter IV 'The dan: A Disappearing Musical Instrument' -- Chapter V 'Sᴐmᴐnᴐ Bala' Laminigbé Bayo, Presented by David C. Conrad and Sekou Camara -- Works Consulted -- Authors Index. | |
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