The Big Drum Ritual of Carriacou : Praisesongs in Rememory of Flight Hardback
by Lorna McDaniel
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This text introduces 120 of the song texts and dances that call and entertain the ancestors who are central to Carriacou religious experience.
Lorna McDaniel looks at the nine coded rhythms of the boula drums and the history of the nine African nations that inhabited early Carriacou.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:192 pages, 12 b&w photographs, 7 line drawings, 29 musical scores, 6 tables, notes, bibliography
- Publisher:University Press of Florida
- Publication Date:31/10/1998
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- ISBN:9780813016078
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:192 pages, 12 b&w photographs, 7 line drawings, 29 musical scores, 6 tables, notes, bibliography
- Publisher:University Press of Florida
- Publication Date:31/10/1998
- Category:
- ISBN:9780813016078