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Bamako Sounds: The Afropolitan Ethics of Malian Music

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Description for Bamako Sounds: The Afropolitan Ethics of Malian Music Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.

Bamako Sounds tells the story of an African city, its people, their values, and their music. Centered on the music and musicians of Bamako, Mali’s booming capital city, this book reveals a community of artists whose lives and works evince a complex world shaped by urban culture, postcolonialism, musical expression, religious identity, and intellectual property.

Drawing on years of ethnographic research with classically trained players of the kora (a twenty-one-string West African harp) as well as more contemporary, hip-hop influenced musicians and producers, Ryan Thomas Skinner analyzes how Bamako artists balance social imperatives with personal interests and global imaginations. Whether performed ... Read more


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Product Details

Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
341g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816693504
SKU
V9780816693504
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About Ryan Thomas Skinner
Ryan Thomas Skinner is assistant professor of ethnomusicology at the Ohio State University. He is the author and illustrator of a children’s book, Sidikiba’s Kora Lesson, and an accomplished kora player.

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