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Title: Juju
Condition: New
Subtitle: A Social History and Ethnography of an African Popular Music
Author: Christopher Alan Waterman
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9780226874654
ISBN: 9780226874654
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Genre: Music Dance & Theatre
Topic: Society & Culture, Social Sciences
Release Date: 15/06/1990
Description: Now known internationally through the recordings of King Sunny Ade and others, juju music originated more than fifty years ago among the Yoruba of Nigeria. This history and ethnography of juju is the first detailed account of the evolution and social significance of a West African popular music. Enhanced with maps, color photographs of musicians and dance parties, musical transcriptions, interviews with musicians, and a glossary of Yoruba terms, Juju is an invaluable contribution to scholarship and a boon to fans who want to discover the roots of this vibrant music. "What's most impressive about Juju is how much Waterman makes of his purism. By concentrating on one long- lived, well-defined genre, he helps the Western reader experience 'rock' the way any proud Yoruba would--as a tributary of African music rather than vice versa."--Robert Christgau, The Village Voice
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 23mm
Item Length: 16mm
Item Width: 2mm
Item Weight: 425g
Book Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE
Release Year: 1990

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