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- Masters of the Sabar: Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: Temple University Press
summary
Masters of the Sabar is the first book to examine the music and culture of Wolof griot percussionists, masters of the vibrant sabar drumming tradition. Based on extensive field research in Senegal, this book is a biographical study of several generations of percussionists in a Wolof griot (géwël) family, exploring and documenting their learning processes, repertories, and performance contexts—from life-cycle ceremonies to sporting events and political meetings. Patricia Tang examines the rich history and changing repertories of sabar drumming, including dance rhythms and bàkks, musical phrases derived from spoken words. She notes the recent shift towards creating new bàkks which are rhythmically more complex and highlight the virtuosity and musical skill of the percussionist. She also considers the burgeoning popular music genre called mbalax. The compact disc that accompanies the book includes examples of the standard sabar repertory, as well as bàkks composed and performed by Lamine Touré and his family drum troupe.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations and Musical Transcriptions
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- Conclusion
- pp. 165-166
- Glossary of Terms
- pp. 179-181
- References
- pp. 183-197
- Discography
- pp. 199-200
- Interviews
- p. 201
- About the Author
- p. 210
Additional Information
ISBN
9781592134212
Related ISBN(s)
9781592134199, 9781592134205
MARC Record
OCLC
166422869
Pages
224
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2006