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Mande Music: Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa - Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE 1st edition
Eric Charry
Mande Music: Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa - Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE 1st edition
Eric Charry
This work traces the origins of one of Africa's richest and most sophisticated music cultures, from its beginnings in the 13th century Mali Empire, to the recording studios of Paris and New York. It focuses on four spheres of Mande music: hunter's music, music of the jelis or griots, and jembe.
531 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | October 1, 2000 |
ISBN13 | 9780226101613 |
Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 531 |
Dimensions | 16 × 23 × 3 mm · 822 g |
Language | English |