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Rhythms of the Afro-Atlantic World: Rituals and Remembrances
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Hardcover. Along with linked modes of religiosity, music and dance have long occupied a central position in the ways in which Atlantic peoples have enacted, made sense of, and responded to their encounters with each other. This collection includes essays that explore the origins and evolution of music and dance in Afro-Atlantic culture. Editor(s): Diouf, Mamadou; Nwankwo, Ifeoma Kiddoe. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 photographs. BIC Classification: AV; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
These are collected essays exploring the origins and evolution of music and dance in Afro-Atlantic culture. Along with linked modes of religiosity, music and dance have long occupied a central position in the ways in which Atlantic people have enacted, made sense of, and responded to their encounters with each other. This unique collection of essays connects nations from across the Atlantic - Senegal, Kenya, Trinidad, Cuba, Brazil, and the United States, among others - highlighting contemporary popular, folkloric, and religious music and dance. By tracking the continuous reframing, revision, and erasure of aural, oral, and corporeal traces, the contributors ... Read more
These are collected essays exploring the origins and evolution of music and dance in Afro-Atlantic culture. Along with linked modes of religiosity, music and dance have long occupied a central position in the ways in which Atlantic people have enacted, made sense of, and responded to their encounters with each other. This unique collection of essays connects nations from across the Atlantic - Senegal, Kenya, Trinidad, Cuba, Brazil, and the United States, among others - highlighting contemporary popular, folkloric, and religious music and dance. By tracking the continuous reframing, revision, and erasure of aural, oral, and corporeal traces, the contributors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472070961
SKU
V9780472070961
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99-3
About
Mamadou Diouf is Leitner Family Professor of African Studies, Director of the Institute of African Studies, and Professor of History at Columbia University. Ifeoma Kiddoe Nwankwo is Associate Professor of English at Vanderbilt University.
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