ISBN:
0691074895
,
0691074887
,
9781400825219 (Sekundärausgabe)
,
1400825210 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
XVIII, 244 S.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. New York, NY JSTOR Online-Ressource ISBN 9781400825219 (electronic bk.)
Edition:
ISBN 1400825210 (electronic bk.)
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
Series Statement:
Anthropology, cultural studies
DDC:
781.6296345
Keywords:
Mandingvölker
;
Musik
;
Performance
;
Gambia
;
Online-Publikation
Abstract:
The jali--a member of a hereditary group of Mandinka professional performers--is a charismatic but contradictory figure. He is at once the repository of his people's history, the voice of contemporary political authority, the inspiration for African American dreams of an African homeland, and the chief entertainment for the burgeoning transnational tourist industry. Numerous journalists, scholars, politicians, and culture aficionados have tried to pin him down. ...
Note:
Online-Ausg.:
URL:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7s6ph
URL:
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