Griots and Griottes: Masters of Words and Music (African Expressive Cultures)
MIA KARTS BOOKS
Book details
- Author
- Thomas A. Hale
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Africa
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780253219619
- ISBN-10
- 0253219612
- Vendor: Mia Karts
Griots and Griottes: Masters of Words and Music (African Expressive Cultures)
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ISBN: 0253219612
Author: Hale, Thomas A.
Condition: New
Griots, a uniquely African profession, fulfill a variety of roles as genealogists, historians, spokespersons, diplomats, musicians, teachers, praise singers, and advisors. Telling the story of these remarkable wordsmiths and performers, Thomas A. Hale addresses the nature of their verbal and musical art, the role of female griots, or griottes, how griots and griottes fit into their societies, and what their future might be in Africa and the rest of the world.
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