Son-Jara [sound recording] : the Mande epic / John W. Johnson, translator.

Son-Jara [sound recording] : the Mande epic / John W. Johnson, translator.

Epic of Son-Jara. English.

0253343364

Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press : AuraLabs, [2004]

Mandingo

2 sound discs (4 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

040000

9780253343369

PL8491.9.E63 J613 2003ab

896.34

Presents the famous epic of Son-Jara, celebrating the exploits of the legendary 13th-century founder of the Empire of Old Mali.

Compact disc.
"The text presented here is a complete performance of the Son-Jara epic ... This four-hour recitation by the well-known bard Fa-Digi Sisòkò accompanies the book, 'Son-Jara: The Mande epic: Mandekan/English edition with notes and commentary, ' by John William Johnson ..."--P. [2] of textual notes.
Performance by Jeli Fa-Digi Sisòkò.

"The text recorded here was collected on 9 March 1968, with a Nagra tape recorder in the city of Kita by Charles S. Bird ... It was later translated by [John W.] Johnson and a team of assistants: Cheick Oumar Mara ... [et al.] ..."--P. [2] of liner notes.

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