Dan Ge Performance: Masks and Music in Contemporary Cote d'Ivoire
Zoomicon-zoom-in
Dan Ge Performance: Masks and Music in Contemporary Cote d'Ivoire
Dan Ge Performance: Masks and Music in Contemporary Cote d'Ivoire

Dan Ge Performance: Masks and Music in Contemporary Cote d'Ivoire

By
Daniel B. Reed (Author)  

Paperback

Available / dispatched within 1 - 4 weeks

Quantity

Also available on eBook for £10.99. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo

Ge, formerly translated as "mask" or "masquerade," appears among the Dan people of Cote d'Ivoire as a dancing and musical embodiment of their social ideals and religious beliefs. In Dan Ge Performance, Daniel B. Reed sets out to discover what resides at the core of Ge. He finds that Ge is defined as part of a religious system, a form of entertainment, an industry, a political tool, an instrument of justice, and a form of resistance-and it can take on multiple roles simultaneously. He sees genu (pl.) dancing the latest dance steps, co-opting popular music, and acting in concert with Ivorian authorities to combat sorcery. Not only are the bounds of traditional performance stretched, but Ge performance becomes a strategy for helping the Dan to establish individual and community identity in a world that is becoming more religiously and ethnically diverse. Readers interested in all aspects of expressive culture in West Africa will find fascinating material in this rich and penetrating book. 41 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning -No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
Daniel B. Reed is Director of the Archives of Traditional Music and Assistant Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is co-author (with Gloria Gibson) of the CD-ROM Music and Culture in West Africa: The Straus Expedition (Indiana University Press).
  • Contributor: Daniel B. Reed
  • Imprint: Indiana University Press
  • ISBN13: 9780253216120
  • Number of Pages: 240
  • Packaged Dimensions: 155x235mm
  • Packaged Weight: 381
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • Release Date: 2003-08-21
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Daniel B. Reed is Director of the Archives of Traditional Music and Assistant Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is co-author (with Gloria Gibson) of the CD-ROM Music and Culture in West Africa: The Straus Expedition (Indiana University Press).

Delivery Options

Home Delivery

Store Delivery

Free Returns

We hope you are delighted with everything you buy from us. However, if you are not, we will refund or replace your order up to 30 days after purchase. Terms and exclusions apply; find out more from our Returns and Refunds Policy.