Masters of the Sabar: Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal [Hardcover]

Patricia Tang (Author)

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Publication Date: Jan 28 2007 | ISBN-10: 159213419X | ISBN-13: 978-1592134199 | Edition: Har/Com

"Masters of the Sabar" is the first book to examine the music and culture of Wolof griot percussionists, masters of the vibrant sabar drumming tradition. Based on extensive field research in Senegal, this book is a biographical study of several generations of percussionists in a Wolof griot (gewel) family, exploring and documenting their learning processes, repertories, and performance contexts-from life-cycle ceremonies to sporting events and political meetings. Patricia Tang examines the rich history and changing repertories of sabar drumming, including dance rhythms and bakks, musical phrases derived from spoken words. She notes the recent shift towards creating new bakks which are rhythmically more complex and highlight the virtuosity and musical skill of the percussionist. She also considers the burgeoning popular music genre called mbalax. The compact disc that accompanies the book includes examples of the standard sabar repertory, as well as bakks composed and performed by Lamine Toure and his family drum troupe.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Temple University Press; Har/Com edition (Jan 28 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 159213419X
ISBN-13: 978-1592134199
Product Dimensions: 15.7 x 2 x 23.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 431 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,382,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #50 in Books > History > Africa > Senegal

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“Tang’s ethnography is lucid and engaging… [Her] study is particularly significant for examining the performance of sabar beyond its indigenous social and aesthetic frames…. Masters of the Sabar represents a significant contribution in this direction.”
—African Studies Review