02111oam 2200553I 450 991015458420332120220202192752.01-351-95842-91-315-26256-810.4324/9781315262567 (CKB)3710000000965429(MiAaPQ)EBC4758198(OCoLC)973028129(MiAaPQ)EBC6641570(Au-PeEL)EBL6641570(OCoLC)1257078728(EXLCZ)99371000000096542920180706e20162010 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAncient text messages of the Yoruba bata drum cracking the code /Amanda VillepastourLondon ;New York :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (192 pages) illustrationsSOAS Musicology Series"First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.Accompanying compact disc contains drumming examples performed by Rabiu Ayandokun, entitled Ancient bata text messages.0-7546-6753-7 1-351-95843-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- 1. The telegraph without wire -- 2. An extension of mouth : how the bata talks -- 3. Other voices : the Omele Meta and the Iyaalu Dundun -- 4. Speaking in codes : Ena Bata -- Epilogue : Bata is the mouthpiece of Awo.SOAS musicology series.Drum languageNigeriaYoruba (African people)MusicHistory and criticismBatá musicHistory and criticismDrum languageYoruba (African people)History and criticism.Batá musicHistory and criticism.786.920896333Villepastour Amanda1958-,880552MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154584203321Ancient text messages of the Yoruba bata drum1966283UNINA