Charry, Eric S.

Mande Music - Traditional & Modern Music of the Maninka & Mandinka of Western Africa : Traditional and Modern Music of the Maninka and Mandinka of Western Africa

List of Illustrations xi List of Tables xv Acknowledgments xvii Technical Notes xxi Transcription Guide and Rhythm Concepts xxvii Introduction 1(6) Performers 7(1) Performance 8(1) Instruments 9(2) Repertories 11(2) Tuning and Scales 13(1) Playing Techniques and Styles 14(1) Languages and Neighboring Peoples 15(7) Islam and Mande Music 22(2) Traditional and Modern 24(5) The Mande 29(34) West African Prehistory 30(7) Ancient Ghana (Wagadu) 37(3) Mali 40(3) Kabu 43(2) European Contact, the Colonial Encounter, and Independence 45(3) Nyamakala and Notions of a Mande Class System 48(6) Mande Aesthetics and the Creative Artist: The Ngara 54(7) Conclusion 61(2) Hunter's Music 63(27) Performers and Performance 63(6) Hunter's Harps 69(12) Simbi Repertory 81(3) Simbi and Donso Ngoni Tuning 84(3) Simbi Playing Technique and Style 87(2) Conclusion 89(1) Jeliya 90(103) Performers and Performance 90(25) Jeli Instruments 115(30) The Repertory of Jeliya 145(12) Jeli Tuning Systems 157(10) Playing Techniques and Styles 167(25) Conclusion 192(1) Drumming 193(49) Performers and Performance 198(15) Jembe 213(16) Dundun, Sangba, and Kenkeni 229(4) Tama 233(2) Mandinka Kutiro/Tangtango Ensemble 235(6) Conclusion 241(1) The Guitar and the Modern Era 242(66) Performers and Recordings 243(40) Repertories of Modern Music 283(5) Guitar Tuning 288(3) Guitar Playing Styles 291(15) Conclusion 306(2) Music Terminology 308(21) Julu, Donkili, Fasa 309(4) The Many Uses of Ben (Agreement) 313(12) Terminology for Pitch Height 325(2) Rhythm 327(1) Conclusion 328(1) Perspectives 329(26) Identity 332(2) Methods 334(1) When a Context Modernizes 335(2) Mande Ways of Learning Music, Ways of Learning Mande Music 337(5) When Teaching Westernizes 342(2) Conclusion 344(11) Manden Te Banna 345(10) Appendix A: References Related to Mande Music in Historical Sources from the Eleventh to the Mid-Nineteenth Century 355(20) Appendix B: Keys to Vocalists, Musicians, and Their Instruments 375(23) Appendix C: Recordings of Traditional and Modern Pieces in Mande Repertories 398(4) Appendix D: Syliphone Recordings 402(3) Glossary of African Terms 405(4) Bibliography 409(30) Discography 439(22) Videography 461(4) Personal Interviews, Lessons, and Recordings 465(2) Subject Index 467(22) Personal Name Index 489(9) Title Index 498