The epic of Sumanguru Kante
Bibliographic Information
The epic of Sumanguru Kante
narrated by Abdulaye Sako ; edited by Stephen P.D. Bulman, Valentin F. Vydrine
（African sources for African history, v. 15）
Brill, c2017
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Note
Text of epic in original Bamana and English translation; notes and critical material in English
Summary: The Epic of Sumanguru Kante contains the Bamana text and English translation of griot Abdoulaye Sako's oral narrative of the life of Sumanguru, recorded in 1997 in Koulikoro (Mali), together with explanatory notes, a scholarly introduction, and sections on the Bamana language and musical accompaniment. Sumanguru is a familiar figure within Manding epic oral traditions about ancient Mali. But while these narratives generally focus on Sunjata Keita, Sako's oral poem is rare in according Sumanguru the central role. In so doing he includes hitherto undocumented episodes relating to Sumanguru's life and role as the ruler of Soso, the little known state said to have flourished in the western Sudan between the fall of ancient Ghana and rise of ancient Mali
Bibliography: p. [155]-164
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Epic of Sumanguru Kante contains the Bamana text and English translation of griot Abdoulaye Sako's oral narrative of the life of Sumanguru, recorded in 1997 in Koulikoro (Mali), together with explanatory notes, a scholarly introduction, and sections on the Bamana language and musical accompaniment. Sumanguru is a familiar figure within Manding epic oral traditions about ancient Mali. But while these narratives generally focus on Sunjata Keita, Sako's oral poem is rare in according Sumanguru the central role. In so doing he includes hitherto undocumented episodes relating to Sumanguru's life and role as the ruler of Soso, the little known state said to have flourished in the western Sudan between the fall of ancient Ghana and rise of ancient Mali.
Table of Contents
Editors' Introduction
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Introduction
Stephen P.D. Bulman
A Note on the Language and Transcription of the Bamana Text
Valentin F. Vydrine
Glossary of Manding Words
Transcriptions of the Major Musical Themes That Abdulaye Sako Played on the ngo ni to Accompany His Performance of the Epic of Sumanguru
Sam Dickey
Summary of Contents of the Epic of Sumanguru
Banama Text and English Translation of the Epic of Sumanguru by Abdulaye Sako
Valentin F. Vydrine, Amadou Togo and Stephen P.D. Bulman
Bibliography
Index
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