The Big Drum Ritual of Carriacou Praisesongs in Rememory of Flight |
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| Author:
| Mcdaniel, Lorna |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-1607-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.