Masters of the Sabar: Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal
- Author: Tang, Patricia
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... — More…
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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
