{"product_id":"mbiras-restless-dance-9780226626277","title":"Mbiras Restless Dance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing out of the collaborative research of an American ethnomusicologist and Zimbabwean musician, Paul F. Berliner and Cosmas Magaya's Mbira's Restless Dance documents the repertory for a keyboard instrument known generally as mbira. At the heart of this work lies the analysis of the improvisatory processes that propel mbira music's magnificent creativity.   Mbira's Restless Dance is written to be played. This two-volume, spiral-bound set features musical transcriptions of thirty-nine compositions and variations, annotated with the master player's advice on technique and performance, his notes and observations, and commentary by Berliner. Enhanced with extensive website audiovisuals, Mbira's Restless Dance is in effect a series of masterclasses with Magaya, suitable for experienced mbira players and those learning the fundamentals.    Together with Berliner's The Art of Mbira, in which he provides an indispensable historical and cultural guide to mbira in a changing world, Mbira's Restless Dance breaks new ground in the depth and specificity of its exploration of an African musical tradition, and in the entwining of the authors' collaborative voices. It is a testament to the powerful relationship between music and social lifeand the rewards of lifelong musical study, performance, and friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A major landmark in ethnomusicology. These books represent decades of systematic and highly focused research by one of the most astute, tenacious, perceptive, respected, and inspiring scholars in the field. There is a wealth of information here, systematically organized and presented, with few precedents in music scholarship.” -- Eric Charry, Wesleyan University, author of \"Mande Music: Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa\"\u003cbr\u003e“Stunning. I can think of no other work like it in the history of ethnomusicology, and very few that approach it in contemporary humanistic or musical scholarship. Its contribution transcends the author’s disciplinary affiliations in magisterial ways. There is, simply, nothing else like this in the literature. It owns its own category. It \u003ci\u003ecreates\u003c\/i\u003e a new category of musical ethnography. And might I say, there is no example in the ethnomusicological literature of collaborative research on this level, either. I came away with a concrete understanding of the stunning complexity of the aural texture of mbira music, the playfulness of its performance practices, the seriousness of its pedagogical traditions, and the obviousness of the claim that Magaya is an artist on the level of a Charlie Parker or a Ravi Shankar—one of the world’s great musicians, a living treasure for the Shona people, and someone who has contributed enormously to ethnomusicology through his long collaboration with Berliner. This is a unique, powerful, singular work. Berliner is a master of ethnomusicological scholarship in exactly the same sense that Magaya is a master of the mbira. To have such a document of his career’s work is astounding. It shows what our discipline could be, and what we could achieve. It’s a real magnum opus.” -- Aaron A. Fox, Columbia University. author of \"Real Country: Music and Language in Working-Class Culture\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Berliner and Magaya have been working on this project since the 1990s, and it is unlikely that the world will ever see a deeper dive into the beauties and mysterious nuances of mbira. These volumes mark an extraordinary collaboration between meticulous scholarship and virtuoso musicianship, and also, the fruit of a profound and enduring friendship.\" -- Banning Eyre * Afropop Worldwide *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Guide to Mbira Notation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1\u003ci\u003e          Bangiza \u003c\/i\u003e(1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e2          Bangiza \u003c\/i\u003e(2)\u003cbr\u003e 3  \u003ci\u003e        Bangiza \u003c\/i\u003e(3)\u003cbr\u003e 4\u003ci\u003e          Bangiza \u003c\/i\u003e(4)\u003cbr\u003e 5\u003ci\u003e          Bangiza \u003c\/i\u003e(5)\u003cbr\u003e 6\u003ci\u003e          Bayawabaya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7\u003ci\u003e          Chakwi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8\u003ci\u003e          Chaminuka ndiMambo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9\u003ci\u003e          Chaminuka, We\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10\u003ci\u003e        Chandasarira\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11\u003ci\u003e        Chipembere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 12\u003ci\u003e        Chipindura\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 13\u003ci\u003e        Dande\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 14\u003ci\u003e        Dangurangu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 15\u003ci\u003e        Gorekore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 16\u003ci\u003e        Karigamombe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 17\u003ci\u003e        Kuzanga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 18\u003ci\u003e        Mahororo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 19\u003ci\u003e        Mandarindari\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 20\u003ci\u003e        Mukatiende\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume II\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 21\u003ci\u003e        Mutamba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 22\u003ci\u003e        Muzoriwa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 23\u003ci\u003e        Nhemamusasa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 24\u003ci\u003e        Nhemamusasa yekutanga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 25\u003ci\u003e        Nhemamusasa yepasi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 26\u003ci\u003e        Nhimutimu \u003c\/i\u003e(1)\u003cbr\u003e 27\u003ci\u003e        Nhimutimu \u003c\/i\u003e(2)\u003cbr\u003e 28\u003ci\u003e        Nyamamusango\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 29\u003ci\u003e        Nyamaropa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 30\u003ci\u003e        Nyamaropa Chipembere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 31\u003ci\u003e        Nyamaropa yepasi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 32\u003ci\u003e        Nyuchi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 33\u003ci\u003e        Shumba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 34\u003ci\u003e        Shumba yaNgwasha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 35\u003ci\u003e        Taireva \u003c\/i\u003e(1)\u003cbr\u003e 36\u003ci\u003e        Taireva \u003c\/i\u003e(2)\u003cbr\u003e 37\u003ci\u003e        Taireva \u003c\/i\u003e(3)\u003cbr\u003e 38\u003ci\u003e        Taireva \u003c\/i\u003e(4)\u003cbr\u003e 39\u003ci\u003e        Tondobayana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 40\u003ci\u003e        A Comparative View of Artists’ Composition Treatments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBangiza \u003c\/i\u003e(1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBangiza \u003c\/i\u003e(2)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBangiza \u003c\/i\u003e(3)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBangiza \u003c\/i\u003e(4)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBangiza \u003c\/i\u003e(5)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChipindura\u003cbr\u003e Karigamombe\u003cbr\u003e Mahororo\u003cbr\u003e Mukatiende\u003cbr\u003e Muzoriwa\u003cbr\u003e Nhemamusasa\u003cbr\u003e Nhemamusasa yekutanga\u003cbr\u003e Nhemamusasa yepasi\u003cbr\u003e Nhimutimu \u003c\/i\u003e(1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNyamaropa\u003cbr\u003e Nyamaropa Chipembere\u003cbr\u003e Nyuchi\u003cbr\u003e Shumba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036563571031,"sku":"9780226626277","price":74.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226626277.jpg?v=1750932376","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mbiras-restless-dance-9780226626277","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}