The epic of Sumanguru Kante

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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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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

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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.

目次

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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