ISBN:
9789004187603
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xxxi, 535 p.
Serie:
African sources for African history v. 11
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
782.42/159309678
Schlagwort(e):
Musik
;
Work songs History and criticism
;
Work songs Texts
;
Folk songs, Sukuma History and criticism
;
Folk songs, Swahili History and criticism
;
Sukuma (African people) Music
;
History and criticism
;
Sukuma
;
Arbeitslied
;
Swahili
;
Tansania
;
Tansania
;
Swahili
;
Sukuma
;
Arbeitslied
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Songs of the Bayeye (snake hunters) and the Banuunguli (porcupine hunters) -- Songs of the Bayege (elephant hunters) -- Songs of the Baja Nyalaja (Lake Eyasi salt caravaners) -- Songs of the Bapagati (long-distance porters) -- Songs of the Balugu (warriors) and Barugaruga (mercenaries) -- Songs of Askaris (conscripted soldiers) -- Songs of reciprocal village labor -- Songs of the Bagobogobo ("skin wearers") and Bakomyaluume ("dew steppers") competitive farming associations -- Songs of the Bagobogobo in praise of the hoe -- Songs of the Balimi (farmers) concerning disease, drought, and famine -- Songs of nationalist praise for TANU, Julius Nyerere, and Uhuru -- Songs of political discourse during the Ujamaa Epoch (1967-1985) -- Songs concerning the war against Idi Amin -- Songs of praise for the CCM since Julius Nyerere's presidency (1985-1995) -- Songs of the Basungusungu (village vigilante associations)
Anmerkung:
Texts of labor songs with translation into English, musical transcriptions, and commentary
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
,
Text in English, Sukuma and Swahili
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