Fiddling in West Africa : touching the spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures / Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje.
Fiddling has had a lengthy history in Africa which has long been ignored. Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje corrects this oversight with an expansive study on fiddling in the Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures of West Africa. DjeDje not only explains the history of the instrument itself, but also discusses...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Fiddling has had a lengthy history in Africa which has long been ignored. Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje corrects this oversight with an expansive study on fiddling in the Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures of West Africa. DjeDje not only explains the history of the instrument itself, but also discusses the processes of stylistic transference and adaptation, suggesting how these may have contributed to differing performance practices. Additionally, DjeDje delves into the music, the performance context, the mu. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 337 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references, discography and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253000095 0253000092 1282065807 9781282065802 9786612065804 661206580X |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |