"They sing our origins": a study of the lungsi drummers of Mampurugu
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https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v7i2.1944Abstract
The lungsi are a specialized segment of the Mamprusi population who serve as chroniclers of the past and recorders of the present. The unbroken historical narrative and royal genealogy which they retain and recite explain the origins of Mampurugu and serve as an ideological charter of the present political establishment on all levels. As such, these professionals are vital to the continuity of the traditional social and political system. The continuity of the traditions is directly linked to a reliable supply of these traditionists.References
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Chernoff, J. 1979. African rhythm and African sensibility. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Davis, D. 1979. "Themes in the history of Dagbon and Mampurugu." Unpublished paper, North -western University.
1983. "Fieldnotes -Mampurugu, 1982-83." On deposit Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon; Herskovitz Library of African Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
1984. "Continuity and change in Mampurugu: a study of tradition as ideology." Ph.D. Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
Ferguson, R 1970. Lunse tapes 1 and 2. Recordings of the lunga Jibril G. Ali G. Ibrahim. 1972 "Islamization in Dagbon: a study of the Alfanema of Yendi.' Ph.D. Cambridge University.
Iliasu, A.A. 1970. "Mampurugu: The oral traditions of its peoples." Vol.1. Unpublished paper, History Department, University of Ghana, Legon.
1971. 'The origins of the Mossi-Dagomba states'. Research Review 17:94-113.
Kinney, S. 1970. "Drummers in Dagbon: The role of the drummers in the Damba Festival." Ethnomusicology 14:259-65.
Mackay G.F. 1931. "Report on the proposed re-organization of the B'moaba and Konkomba peoples in the mandated area." Regional Archives, Tamale.
Nketia, J.H.K. 1971. "History and the organization of music in West Africa." In KRP. Wachsmann (ed.), Essays on music and history in Africa. Evanston: Northwestern UP
1974. The music of Africa. New York: W.W. Norton.
Northcott, H.P. 1899. "Report on the Northern territories of the Gold Coast." London: War Office, Intelligence Division.
Oppong, C. 1968. "A note on a Dagomba chief's drummer." Research Review 4:63-65.
1969 "A preliminary account ot the role and recruitment of drummers in Dagbon", Research Review 6:38-51
1973. Growing up in Dagbon. Ibma: Ghana Publishing Corp.
Rattray, R.S. 1932. The tribes of the Ashanti hinterland. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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1992-09-07
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Davis, David C. 1992. “‘They Sing Our origins’: A Study of the Lungsi Drummers of Mampurugu”. African Music : Journal of the International Library of African Music 7 (2):58-71. https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v7i2.1944.
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