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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