Drummer, dancer, and folklorist Sule Greg Wilson introduces the principles behind African and Diaspora music, including breath, posture, and orchestration.
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Produkt-Hinweis
Broschur/Paperback
Klebebindung
Maße
Höhe: 227 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 11 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-89281-359-9 (9780892813599)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Drummer, dancer, folklorist, and researcher, Sule Greg Wilson studied drumming under Baba Ngoma as well as the premier students of Baba Ishangi, Ladji Camara, and Chief Bey and performed with many of the finest artists and groups in the field, including Babatunde Olatunji, the International Afrikan-American Ballet, Africa in Motion Dance Theater, and the Bennu Ausar Aurkestra. He also produced the CD and audiocassette The Drummer’s Path.
Foreword
Preface: The Call
Introduction. Why and How: An Autobiographical Sketch
1. Rhythms and Self-Identity
2. Hand Drums and the U.S. Sound: Historical Points
3. The Principles
4. Health and the Drummer
5. Women and Traditional Drumming
Afterword
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index
