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


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