Somono Bala of the Upper Niger : : river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture /

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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Conrad, David C.,
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.
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Somono Bala of the Upper Niger : river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture / by David C. Conrad.
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African sources for African history ; Volume 1
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.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [156]-160) and index.
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Somono (African people) History.
Somono (African people) Folklore.
Somono (African people) Music.
Oral tradition Mali Ségou.
Epic literature, African.
Ségou (Mali) Social life and customs.
Bayo, Laminigbé.
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Somono Bala of the Upper Niger : river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture /
African sources for African history ;
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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title Somono Bala of the Upper Niger : river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture /
title_sub river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture /
title_full Somono Bala of the Upper Niger : river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture / by David C. Conrad.
title_fullStr Somono Bala of the Upper Niger : river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture / by David C. Conrad.
title_full_unstemmed Somono Bala of the Upper Niger : river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture / by David C. Conrad.
title_auth Somono Bala of the Upper Niger : river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture /
title_new Somono Bala of the Upper Niger :
title_sort somono bala of the upper niger : river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a west african culture /
series African sources for African history ;
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contents 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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genre_facet Folklore.
Music.
geographic_facet Mali
Ségou.
Ségou (Mali)
illustrated Illustrated
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