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A fascinating study of Senegalese masters of the sabar drum

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"Tang's ethnography is lucid and engaging... [Her] study is particularly significant for examining the performance of sabar beyond its indigenous social and aesthetic frames... Masters of the Sabar represents a significant contribution in this direction." -African Studies Review

Table of Contents
Introduction I. You will be griot in another way: The Ethnomusicologist's story; II. There once was a king called Maysa Waaly Jon: Sabar History, Instruments, Ensemble and Sound; III. The griot lineage, we are one: Wolof Caste and Identity; IV. My foreparents used to beat the drums: Wolof Family, Kinship and Musical Genealogy; V. If a snake bites you, you will think of death: Sabar Repertories; VI. Dancing fish and rice: Performance Contexts; VII. The 'pax' you play is so sweet: The role of sabar in mbalax Conclusion

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      Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/01/2007
      ISBN13: 9781592134199, 978-1592134199
      ISBN10: 159213419X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A fascinating study of Senegalese masters of the sabar drum

      Trade Review
      "Tang's ethnography is lucid and engaging... [Her] study is particularly significant for examining the performance of sabar beyond its indigenous social and aesthetic frames... Masters of the Sabar represents a significant contribution in this direction." -African Studies Review

      Table of Contents
      Introduction I. You will be griot in another way: The Ethnomusicologist's story; II. There once was a king called Maysa Waaly Jon: Sabar History, Instruments, Ensemble and Sound; III. The griot lineage, we are one: Wolof Caste and Identity; IV. My foreparents used to beat the drums: Wolof Family, Kinship and Musical Genealogy; V. If a snake bites you, you will think of death: Sabar Repertories; VI. Dancing fish and rice: Performance Contexts; VII. The 'pax' you play is so sweet: The role of sabar in mbalax Conclusion

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