Transforming Vòdún: Musical Change and Postcolonial Healing in Benin's Jazz and Brass Band Music
- Author: Politz, Sarah
Book
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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