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The Soul of Mbira: Music and Traditions of the Shona People of Zimbabwe by Berli

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Condition: Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ... Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9780226043791

Book Title: Soul of Mbira : Music and Traditions of the Shona People of Zimbabwe

Item Length: 8.4in

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Publication Year: 1993

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 0.8in

Author: Paul F. Berliner

Features: Reprint

Genre: Music

Topic: Musical Instruments / Percussion, Ethnic, Musical Instruments / General

Item Width: 7.4in

Item Weight: 16.2 Oz

Number of Pages: 334 Pages

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This sensitive, scholarly portrayal of Shona musicians and the African Musical tradition is highly engaging and comprehensive in its range of data. Paul Berliner provides the complete cultural context for the music and an intimate, precise account of the meaning of the instrument and its music. "Paul Berliner's The Soul of Mbira is probably the best ethnography ever written about an African musical tradition. It is a complete classic . . . . I know of no other instrument with the range of the mbira, and the book is equal to the instrument."--John Chernoff " The Soul of Mbira ] illustrates the fact that Shona mbira music in its beauty, subtlety, and virtuosity demands the same kind of respect that we might hold for any other classical music."--David Reck, Parabola "The book is a model of ethnomusicological thinking and investigation and it suggests a specific way of approaching a complex socio-musical system."--John Baily, Popular Music "When next someone asks 'What is ethnomusicology?' or 'What do ethnomusicologists do?' I shall suggest this book. . . . This is a landmark in ethnomusicological literature. Berliner succeeds in conveying both the joy that goes with mbira playing and the mystic relationship between the player and his instrument. In short, this is humanized ethnomusicology."--K.A. Gourlay, Ethnomusicology

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Publisher

University of Chicago Press

ISBN-10

0226043797

ISBN-13

9780226043791

eBay Product ID (ePID)

92534

Product Key Features

Book Title

Soul of Mbira : Music and Traditions of the Shona People of Zimbabwe

Author

Paul F. Berliner

Format

Trade Paperback

Language

English

Features

Reprint

Topic

Musical Instruments / Percussion, Ethnic, Musical Instruments / General

Publication Year

1993

Genre

Music

Number of Pages

334 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

8.4in

Item Height

0.8in

Item Width

7.4in

Item Weight

16.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number

Ml350

Edition Description

Reprint

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Table of Content

List of Figures and Tables List of Musical Examples Note on Orthography Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. African Mbira and the Music of the Shona 3. An Overview of Shona Mbira 4. The Nature of Mbira Music 5. In Performance: The Shona Mbira Ensemble and the Relationship Between the Mbira Player and the Mbira 6. Learning the Mbira 7. The Poetry of the Mbira 8. Music and Spirit Possession at a Shona Bira 9. The Law of Mbira: Mbira in the Lives of Performers and the Changing Status of Mbira Music Notes Appendix I: Kudeketera Song Texts Appendix II: Absolute Tunings (c.p.s.) of Five Mbira DzaVadzimu Appendix III: Building and Playing a Shona Karimba Bibliography Discography: Shona Mbira Music Films Index Plates

1993

Lccn

92-041356

Dewey Decimal

786.8/5

Intended Audience

Trade

Dewey Edition

Illustrated

Yes

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