Talking balafons
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https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v8i4.1864Abstract
It is evident that the relationship between natural language and balafon playing goes beyond mere imitation, or rather transposition, of tonemes and long and short syllables. Senufo balafonists not only reproduce linguistic statements: they produce them while also making music. Balafon tunes, with their underlying words, bring into play interactive communication, artistic creativity and aesthetic pleasure. THey bring joy to the musicians and to all those who take part in the event.References
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Charry, Éric 2000 Mande Music, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.
Ciompi, Philippe 1989 Die Xylophonmusik des Kpoye bei den Senufo der Elfenbeinküste, M.A. Thesis, Freie Universität Berlin.
Coulibaly, Oumar 1982 Un instrument, une musique, des musiciens: les jegele des Sénoufo de Korhogo (Côte d'Ivoire), Ethnomusicology Thesis, Université François Rabelais, Tours.
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Wängler, Hans-Heinrich 1983 "Ueber Beziehungen zwischen gesprochenen und gesungenen Tonhöhen in afrikanischen Tonsprachen", in Arthur Simon (ed.) Musik in Afrika, Berlin: Museum für Völkerkunde, pp. 58-65.
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Boutin, Pierre and Jean Jamin 1976 "Essai de bibliographie sur les sociétés sénoufo", Journal des Africanistes, 47(1): 165-85.
Charry, Éric 2000 Mande Music, Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.
Ciompi, Philippe 1989 Die Xylophonmusik des Kpoye bei den Senufo der Elfenbeinküste, M.A. Thesis, Freie Universität Berlin.
Coulibaly, Oumar 1982 Un instrument, une musique, des musiciens: les jegele des Sénoufo de Korhogo (Côte d'Ivoire), Ethnomusicology Thesis, Université François Rabelais, Tours.
Förster, Till 1987 Musik der Senufo, Elfenbeinküste, Disc Write-up, Museum Collection Berlin MC4.
1997 Zerissene Entfaltung: Alltag, Ritual und künsterlische Ausdrucksformen im Norden der Côte d'Ivoire, Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag.
Herzog, George 1976 "Drum-signaling in a West African Tribe", in Thomas A. Sebeok and Donna-Jean Umiker-Sebeok (eds) Speech Surrogates: Drum and Whistle Systems, La Haye: Mouton, pp.553-73.
Kubik, Gerhard 1965 "Transcription of Mangwilo Xylophone Music from Film Strips", African Music, 3(4): 35-51.
Lemaire, Marianne 1999 "Chants de lagön, chants du labeur: travail, musique de rivalité en pays sénoufo (Côte d'Ivoire)", Journal des Africanistes, 69(2): 35-65.
Nketia, Kwabena J.H. 1963 Drumming in Akan Communities of Ghana, Legon and Toronto: University of Ghana/Thomas Nelson.
1976 "Surrogate Languages in Africa", in Thomas A. Sebeok and Donna-Jean Umiker-Sebeok (eds) Speech Surrogates: Drum and Whistle Systems, La Haye: Mouton, pp. 825-64.
Pinto, Tiago de Oliveira 1987 "Remarques analytiques au sujet de la musique", in Till Förster, Musik der Seufo, Elfenbeinküste, Disc Write-up, Museum Collection Berlin MC4
Sebeok, Thomas and Donna-Jean Umiker-Sebeok (eds). 1976 Speech Surrogates: Drum and Whistle Systems Vol. 2, La Haye: Mouton.
Wängler, Hans-Heinrich 1983 "Ueber Beziehungen zwischen gesprochenen und gesungenen Tonhöhen in afrikanischen Tonsprachen", in Arthur Simon (ed.) Musik in Afrika, Berlin: Museum für Völkerkunde, pp. 58-65.
Zemp, Hugo 1976 "Lorigine des instruments de musique - 10 récits sénoufo (Afrique occidentale)", The World of Music, 18(3): 3-25.
1997 "Composer et interpréter des rythmes: musique et langage tambouriné chez les 'Are'are", Cahiers de musiques traditionelles, 10:191-235.
2006 "Senufo Balafon Music", Resound: A Quarterly of the Archives of Traditional Music, 25(i/2):i-9; (3/4): 1-8.
Zemp, Hugo and Christian Kaufmann 1969 "Pour une transcription automatique des langages tambourinés mélanésians", L'Homme, 9(2): 38-88.
This reference contains 5 citations:
Hugo Zemp 2001/2002 Masters of the Balafon. A series by Hugo Zemp. Production: Sélénium Films/Süpor XAO, Distribution: Documentary Educational Resources, www.der.org.
Funeral Festivities, 80 minutes, 2001.
The Joy of Youth, 70 minutes, 2002.
The Wood and the Calabash, 47 minutes, 2002.
Friend, Well Come! tj minutes, 2002.
Hugo Zemp n.d. The Music of the Senufo, 30cm/33rpm, Recordings and Notes by H. Zemp, Unesco Collection - Anthology of African Music 8, Bärenreiter- Musicaphon BM 30L 2038.
n.d. Percussions de Côte d'Ivoire, 30cm/33rpm, Recordings and Notes by H. Zemp, Disques Alvarès C 488.
n.d. Côte d'Ivoire: chants et danses de Boundiali, 30cm/33 rpm, Recordings and Notes by R Augier, R Dagri and A. Yapo, ACCT and Ministère des Affaires Culturelles de Côte d'Ivoire, ACTT 18211.
n.d. Musik der Senufo, Elfenbeinküste, 2 x 3ocm/33rpm, Recordings and Notes by T. Förster, Museum Collection Berlin MC4.
n.d. Ivory Coast: Senufo, Music for Fodonon Funerals, CD, Recordings and Notes by M. de Lannoy, Collection CNRS/Musée de l'Homme, Le Chant du Monde CNR 274838.
n.d. Parcours musical en Afrique: tracks 5 to 9 of the CD enclosed with the special number of Journal des Africanistes, Recordings by Marianne Lemaire (cf. bibliographic reference).
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2010-11-30
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Zemp, Hugo, and Sikaman Soro. 2010. “Talking Balafons”. African Music : Journal of the International Library of African Music 8 (4):6-23. https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v8i4.1864.
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