Papers by Janet Topp Fargion
Taarab is a style of music performed all along the Swahili coast at weddings and on other celebra... more Taarab is a style of music performed all along the Swahili coast at weddings and on other celebratory occasions. It is arguably the most important type of entertainment music played in this region, and it is certainly prevalent in Zanzibar, where it has come to be considered part of the very characterisation of the island itself: this is the island of cloves, the island of slaves and `the island of tawab` (Seif Salim Saleh, lecture at the African Music Village Holland Park, London, July 18, 1985
African Research & Documentation
It is widely accepted that the development of recording technology played an important role in th... more It is widely accepted that the development of recording technology played an important role in the development of ethnomusicology as a discipline. For the first time, from late last century, music could be recorded for use in scientific comparison and analysis. Jaap Kunst once wrote that ‘ethnomusicology could never have grown into an independent science if the gramophone had not been invented’ (quoted in Seeger 1986:261). But the significance of recorded performance - the most objective way of capturing oral tradition - for the understanding of all aspects of culture must not be underestimated, particularly, but not exclusively, for non-literate societies. ‘Oral tradition should be central to students of culture, of ideology, of society, of psychology, of art, and…of history’ (Vansina 1985:xi). And sound archives should be perceived as essential to research, ‘equivalent to libraries in other disciplines insofar as their importance in research is concerned’ (Nettl in Seeger 1986:262).
The Mpasho Phenomenon and Taarab in Zanzibar. In: …, 2000
Zanzibar aujourd'hui, 1998
... Le sultan Barghash envoya un de ses musiciens-peut-être un homme appelé ... KHATIB Mohammed S... more ... Le sultan Barghash envoya un de ses musiciens-peut-être un homme appelé ... KHATIB Mohammed Seif, Taarab Zanzibar, Dar es-Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House, 1984 ... STROBEL Margaret,«Women's Wedding Celebrations in Mombasa, Kenya», African Studies Review, vol ...
Les arts de la rue dans les sociétés du Sud, 1997
... ğ)[Bakari Abeid, comm. ... Pour cette raison, d'autres styles de musiques ont été créés ... more ... ğ)[Bakari Abeid, comm. ... Pour cette raison, d'autres styles de musiques ont été créés pour le rythme, en particulier muziki wa densi (musique de danse populaire du continent) et d'autres types de musiques locales, spécialement Yunyago, musique jouée à l'occasion des rites ...
The gumboot dance, or isicathulo (lit. shoe), is a performance style from South Africa. It is a s... more The gumboot dance, or isicathulo (lit. shoe), is a performance style from South Africa. It is a spectacular, exciting style, danced by a team of men who, clad in heavy gumboots, stamp, slap, clap and kick their heels in perfect synchronization. A leader calls the names of composed and pre-rehearsed sequences which are performed against a beat provided by musicians on one or more of an ensemble of instruments including guitar, piano accordion or concertina and violin. Team members come into their own through the performance of «singles», or solos, when they demonstrate their individuality and talents in a traditionally competitive way.
Oxford Music Online, 2001
Oxford Music Online, 2001
... Na kupendeza huku si kwa sababu ya maneno yake tau, bali ni kwa sababu hayo maneno yantukuana... more ... Na kupendeza huku si kwa sababu ya maneno yake tau, bali ni kwa sababu hayo maneno yantukuana na mahadhi yake sawa sawa, na ndiyo ... stands similarly attired to the right of the group The singer originally associated with kasha langu was Athmani Abdullah Kajungu, so ...
Oxford Music Online, 2001
It is known that the dynamical degree of an automorphism g of an algebraic surface S is lower sem... more It is known that the dynamical degree of an automorphism g of an algebraic surface S is lower semi-continuous when (S, g) varies in an algebraic family. In this paper we report on computer experiments confirming this behavior with the aim to realize small Salem numbers as the dynamical degrees of automorphisms of Enriques surfaces or rational Coble surfaces.
African Music: Journal of the International Library of African Music, 2007
African Music: Journal of the International Library of African Music, 1999
This article is dedicated to the memory ofgumboot dancer Jonney Hade be, or 'C to C ', who died o... more This article is dedicated to the memory ofgumboot dancer Jonney Hade be, or 'C to C ', who died o f cancer in the Centacow mission hospital near Creighton in southern KwaZulu Natal on 12 January 1996. 3 'Lef-light' refers to marching orders-left-right, but in the Zulu language there is no V sound. Frequently, the V sound is verbalised as an '1* sound.
Ethnomusicology Forum, 2012
As ethnomusicologists we have always made and used recordings as part of our research yet we have... more As ethnomusicologists we have always made and used recordings as part of our research yet we have seldom questioned this central methodology beyond stating that we make and use recordings ‘for our own research purposes’. This special issue explores the potential for the use of archival recordings as a central part of research to provide a more equitable and enduring outcome for the benefit of cultural heritage communities as well as for ethnomusicological scholarship. As such, we argue for a fairer ethnomusicology, in which access to knowledge—often encapsulated in recordings—is facilitated for all, with ethnomusicologists taking responsibility for their own part in this important process.
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 1993
Continuity and Autonomy in Swahili community, Wien: …, 1994
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