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Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations. Abu Gondze (Ghana), 200, 205, 290n19 Abudulai (Gurma), 291n25 Accra. See under Ghana acrobats, 62, 76, 95, 96, 272n48, 275nn65,66 Adamawa, 27, 49, 117. Also see Cameroon Adamu, Mahdi, 114, 133 African American. See under United States “African Youth Song,” 82–88, 273n52 Aïr (Azbin), 15, 16, 37, 114, 264n33, 278n12 “Albanda,” 4 Algeria. See North Africa “Alhaji Balan Gwaggo, Sarkin Shanu,” 151, 286n59 Alhassan Gondze (Ghana), 200, 290nn19,20 “Ali Mai Sai da Mai a Shal Bipi,” 164–165, 166, 167, 168, 287n72 Allah, 35, 71, 83, 122, 149, 150, 160–161, 219, 260n9 “Allah Gaba,” 174 Ames, David, 125, 135, 137, 139, 141, 142, 148, 149, 258n6, 277n7, 280nn19,20,24, 286nn55,56,57 Americas. See United States; Western culture anzad (anzhad). See under string instruments Arab: and African fiddling, 9, 23, 27, 36, 66, 247, 262nn16,22, 296n1; Bedouins, 33, 296n1; fiddle and fiddling, 22–23, 33, 37, 85–86, 123, 262n18; history, 114, 116, 260nn7,8; influence, 7, 10, 14–17, 18–19, 21, 22–23, 26–27, 33, 36, 42, 66, 105, 117, 120–121, 123, 131, 132, 134, 149, 181, 195, 262nn15,16,22, 266n6, 278n12, 286n55; instruments, 19, 22, 23, 33, 37, 105; language (see under languages); music, 18–19, 21, 22–23, 37, 105, 183, 249, 261n11, 262n15; southwest Asia (see under Asia) Argungu. See under Nigeria Arnott, David, 59, 61–62, 64, 268n18 Aruatu Ghana (Ghana), 205 Asante (Ashanti) people, 17, 172, 176–178, 262n20 Asia, 56; south (India and Indian), 105, 138, 183, 260n3, 286n55; southwest, 14, 17, 18, 48, 134, 183, 249, 261n10, 296n1. See also Arab Atlantic speakers. See under languages Audu Yaron Goge (Nigeria), 283n41 Australia, 81, 287n67 Baako, Sulemana Abudulai (Ghana), 296 Babayo, Shehu (Nigeria), 154 Babba Mai Goge (Muhammadu Lawal) (Nigeria ), 281n27, 284n48 Babu Gondze (Ghana), 3, 4, 5 Badjie, Salif, 82, 84, 273n54, 274n59 Bagirmi people, 12, 14 Bah, Samba Juma, 66, 70, 87–88, 93, 94, 95– 102, 248, 268n19, 275nn63,65,66 Bai, Majaw (Senegal), 66, 67, 265n34, 270n27 bala (balafon). See under xylophone Balante people, 54, 66, 260n4, 270n29 Baldeh, Abudullahi (Gambia), 270nn32,33 Baldeh, Mamadou, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 268n19, 272nn39,40,42,44 Baldeh, Maulday, 69, 70, 71–72, 73, 74, 268n19, 270nn32,33, 271n34, 272nn40,42,44 Baldeh, Metta (Gambia), 74 Baldeh, Nayang (Gambia), 272n41 Baldeh, Seiniwa (Gambia/Guinea Bissau), 268n19, 271n36 “Balla,” 69, 270n33 Bande, Haruna, 106, 108, 128, 136, 138, 149, 150, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157–158, 160, 165, 276n1, 280n21, 285n50, 286n63, 287nn65,66 banjo. See under string instruments Banjul. See Gambia “Bantchande,” 228, 291n30 Barahaza, 136, 138, 149, 150, 152, 153, 154– 155, 156, 157, 158 Bariba people, 19 Barro, Hawa (Gambia), 74 Barry, Ebrima (Gambia/Guinea), 95, 97, 99, 275n64 Barry, Ousman (Gambia/Guinea), 95 Bassa, Balan Na, 130, 133, 137–138, 142, 143, Index 326 Index 144–145, 158, 281n28, 284nn42,43,46, 285n54 Bassa mai Goge, Ahmadu Na (Nigeria), 281n28 Bawa mai Goge (Nigeria), 281n28 bawdi. See under drums and drumming “Bawuna,” 4, 6, 216, 221 Bedouins. See under Arab Benin (former Dahomey), 17, 23, 39, 104, 163 Berbers, 14, 19, 26, 27, 48, 53, 66, 114, 130–131, 261nn10,12, 281n27, 296n1. See also North Africa Beri-Beri people, 131, 282n29 Berom. See Biram Besmer, Fremont, 103, 120–121, 132, 136, 143, 144, 145, 283n37, 283n40, 285n51 Biram (Birom), 40, 114, 124 Bisa people, 40 Bori, 8, 103–104, 106, 108, 109, 113, 120–124, 128, 130, 131, 134, 135, 136, 138, 143, 147, 148, 150, 153, 154, 184, 192, 244, 276nn1,4, 279nn14,16,17, 280n23, 282n32, 283n40, 284n42, 290n23, 291n29. See also religion Borno (Bornu), 26, 116, 131, 132, 133, 134, 278n12, 280n20, 282n31, 283n34. See also Kanem bowed lute. See fiddle and fiddling British. See under Europe Bulala people, 283n34 Bundu, 49, 52, 266n5. See also Fulbe Burkina Faso, 5, 23, 59, 193, 195, 262n21 “Burugy warama,” 265n3 Burum. See Biram Bwa people, 40 “Cabral,” 265n3 calabash, 22, 28, 31, 39, 40, 62, 64, 66, 73, 82, 95, 96, 107, 108, 111, 129, 131, 132, 136, 144, 145, 146, 155, 156, 157, 158, 164, 165, 167–168, 193; horde, 64, 73, 82, 95; igba, 39; k’warya, 107, 108, 110, 126, 136, 144, 145, 146, 155, 156, 165, 166, 167, 285n54, 287n71. See also rattle and rattlers Camara, Juldeh, 68–69, 70–71, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80–88, 91, 92, 93, 95, 97, 98, 99, 102, 150...

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