Description
Book SynopsisExamines how musicians from the West African Republic of Benin transform Benin’s cultural traditions, especially the ancestral spiritual practice of vodun and its musical repertoires, as part of the process of healing postcolonial trauma through music and ritual.
Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Fon-language Pronunciation Guide
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: Multiple Temporalities
- 1. History and Healing in VÒdÚn Practice, Power, and Value
- 2. Making la Musique Moderne: Cultural Renaissance in Postcolonial Benin
- Part II: Transforming VÒdÚn
- 3. GangbÉ Brass Band: Producing VÒdÚn, Producing Livelihood
- 4. Eyo’nlÉ Brass Band: Transforming the Blues
- 5. Jomion and the Uklos: Hwedo-Jazz and VÒdÚn in the New African Diaspora
- Conclusion: Trauma, Translation, Transformation
- Bibliography
- Glossary
