Examines the rich history and changing repertories of sabar drumming, including dance rhythms and bakks, musical phrases derived from spoken words.
Highlight the virtuosity and musical skill of the percussionist, this work also considers the burgeoning popular music genre called mbalax.
It is accompanied by a Compact Disc.
Temple University Press,u.s. Masters of the sabar. wolof griot percussionists of senegal/patricia tang
