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UNISA996248285403316 |
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Autore |
DjeDje Jacqueline Cogdell |
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Titolo |
Fiddling in West Africa [[electronic resource] ] : touching the spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures / / Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-06580-7 |
9786612065804 |
0-253-00009-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (353 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Music - Africa, West - History and criticism |
Fiddling - Africa, West |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-318), discography (p. [319]-324) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : A master fiddler and a significant but little-known tradition -- Fiddling in West Africa : understanding the culture area -- An affirmation of identity : Fulbe fiddling in Senegambia -- Calling the Bori spirits : Hausa fiddling in Nigeria -- In service to the king : Dagbamba fiddling in Ghana. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Fiddling has had a lengthy history in Africa that has been long ignored. DjeDje corrects this oversight with an expansive study on fiddling in the Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures of West Africa. |
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