Fiddling in West Africa : Touching the Spirit in Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba Cultures

Acknowledgments ix Introduction: A Master Fiddler and a Significant but Little-Known Tradition 1 1. Fiddling in West Africa: Understanding the Culture Area 11 2. An Affirmation of Identity: Fulbe Fiddling in Senegambia 43 3. Calling the Bori Spirits: Hausa Fiddling in Nigeria 103 4. In Service to the King: Dagbamba Fiddling in Ghana 169 Conclusion 242 Appendix: Distribution of the One-Stringed Fiddle (Listed by Country) 251 Notes 257 List of References 299 Discography and Videography: Selected Recordings of One-Stringed Fiddle Music from West Africa 319 Index 325