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Singing with the Dogon prophet /

"In the Dogon funeral proceedings, a major song cycle called baja ni is performed in a session of at least seven hours. The texts of the chants are attributed to a legendary figure called Abire, who as a blind singer in the nineteenth century roamed the heartland of the Dogon. The baja ni songs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beek, W. E. A. van (Author), Ongoiba, Oumarou S., 1955- (Author), Saye, Atimè D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington, [2022]
Subjects:
Dogon (African people) > Funeral customs and rites.
Dogon (African people) > Music.
Songs, Dogon.
Song cycles.
Oral tradition > Mali.
Dogon (Peuple d'Afrique) > Rites et cérémonies funéraires.
Dogon (Peuple d'Afrique) > Musique.
Cycles de mélodies.
Tradition orale > Mali.
Oral tradition.
Mali.
Table of Contents:
  • Singing through the night
  • A Dogon heritage
  • The blind singer
  • The baja ni in Dogon culture
  • The songs
  • Prophecies
  • Appendix 1: The singers
  • Appendix 2: Villages with information on AbirÎæ
  • Appendix 3: List of Jamsay and Toro so terms.