Performing Africa

Performing Africa

by Ebron, Paulla A.

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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. This book shows how the jali's ta…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Performing Africa / Paulla A. Ebron.

Summary

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. This book shows how the jali's talents at performance make him a genius at representation--the ideal figure to tell us about.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2002.

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Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780820488998, 0820488992, 9786612158544, 6612158549, 1400825210, 9781400825219
  • oclc:on1162524116
  • LC Classification:ML3760
  • Dewey Decimal:781.62/96345

Table of Contents

Pt. 1. Representations/performances -- pt. 2. Professional dreams -- pt. 3. Culture as commodity.

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Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc Folklore -- Interprétation -- Gambie Folklore -- Performance Folklore -- Performance -- Gambia Gambia Gambia -- Social life and customs Griots -- Music -- Gambia Griots -- Musique -- Gambie Mandingo (African people) -- Music Mandingo (African people) -- Music -- G… Mandingue (Peuple d'Afrique) -- Musique… Manners and customs Music Music -- History and criticism. -- Gamb… Musique -- Histoire et critique. -- Gam…

Writers

Ebron, Paulla A.

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