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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tang, Patricia, 1972-

Series:

African soundscapes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wolof (African people)--Senegal--Music--History and criticism.

Wolof (African people).

Wolof (African people)--Senegal--Social life and customs.

Percussion ensembles--Senegal--History and criticism.

Percussion ensembles.

Music--Social aspects--Senegal.

Music.

Griots--Senegal.

Griots.

Wolof (African people)--Senegal--Music.

Music--Senegal.

Percussion ensembles--Senegal.

Music--Social aspects.

Manners and customs.

Senegal.

Ethnic music recordings--Senegal.

Local Subjects:

Ethnic music recordings--Senegal.

Genre:

Music.

Physical Description:

xiv, 209 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 24 cm + 1 CD (4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Temple University Press, 2007.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-197), discography (pages [199]-200), and index.

ISBN:

9781592134199

9781592134205

OCLC:

70176834

Publisher Number:

9781592134199

9781592134205