Two traditional Gambian hunting stories of the Mandinka tribe. These epic tales of ancient hunters - "Mambi and the Crocodile" and "Mammadu and the Great Beast" - were originally told by a skilled bard to the accompaniment of tribal music.
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Seller: Yesterday's Books, BOURNEMOUTH, United Kingdom
123 pages : two dramatic narratives done in Mandinka and here translated into English (by Gordon Innes with Bakari Sidibe), they were performed in The Gambia by Bakari Kamara, a hunter's bard, and accompanied by the music of the simbingo; part of The Gambia's rich oral history; hardback FINE vg+ dw SCARCE isbn 0904404838 west africa gambia mandinka oral literature gambian dramatic narratives gambia african oral literature gambia gambian drama. Seller Inventory # 7506
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