Somono Bala of the Upper Niger : river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture
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Somono Bala of the Upper Niger : river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture
(African sources for African history, v. 1)
Brill, 2002
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアフリカ専攻
alk. paper382.4414||Con70581604
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"Song and narrative by Laminigbé Bayo; English translation by Sekou Camara and David C. Conrad; Maninka text by Sekou Camara."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [156]-160) and index
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The Somono are an ethnic group specialized in fishing on the river Niger. Somono Bala is an epic story. This is the first ever translation of this narritive from the Maninka language into English.
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