| Edition |
First printing. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Historical overview of West African drumming and dance in North America, from the period of slavery (1619-1863) until the early 1960s -- Selected university ensembles : history, resources, repertoire, teaching, learning, performance(s), and reception -- Pedagogical approaches of dance drumming instructors -- Impact of West African drumming and dance on the participating student -- Path-finding agency of administrators and ensemble directors -- A transplanted musical practice flourishing in the African diaspora -- World music and globalization : West African drum-dance ensembles. |
| Summary |
More than twenty universities and twenty other colleges in North America (USA and Canada) offer performance courses on West African ethnic dance drumming. This strong presence of a world music ensemble in the diaspora has captured and engaged the interest of scholars, musicians, dancers, and audiences. In the first-ever ethnographic study of West African drumming and dance in North American universities the author documents and acknowledges ethnomusicologists, ensemble directors, students, administrators, and academic institutions for their key roles in the histories of their respective ensembles. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Drum -- Instruction and study -- North America.
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Drum -- Instruction and study. |
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North America. |
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Drum -- Africa, West -- Influence.
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Drum. |
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West Africa. |
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Dance -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- North America.
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Dance -- Study and teaching (Higher) |
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Dance. |
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Dance, Black -- Africa, West -- Influence.
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Dance, Black. |
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MUSIC -- Ethnomusicology. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Dor, George Worlasi Kwasi. West African drumming and dance in North American universities. First printing. Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2014 9781617039140 (DLC) 2013028812 |
| ISBN |
9781617039157 (electronic book) |
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1617039152 (electronic book) |
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9781621039952 (electronic book) |
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1621039951 (electronic book) |
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130653089X (e-book) |
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9781306530897 (e-book) |
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9781617039140 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1617039144 |
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