Son-Jara [sound recording] : the Mande epic / John W. Johnson, translator.
Johnson, John William, 1942-; Bird, Charles S. (Charles Stephen), 1935-; Sisòkò, Fa-Digi.
2004
PL8491.9.E63 J613 2003ab (Mapit)
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Title Son-Jara [sound recording] : the Mande epic / John W. Johnson, translator.
Uniform Title Epic of Son-Jara. English.
ISBN 0253343364
Publication Details Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press : AuraLabs, [2004]
Language Mandingo
Description 2 sound discs (4 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Duration 040000
Item Number 9780253343369
Call Number PL8491.9.E63 J613 2003ab
Dewey Decimal Classification 896.34
Summary Presents the famous epic of Son-Jara, celebrating the exploits of the legendary 13th-century founder of the Empire of Old Mali.
Note 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.
Time and Place of Event "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.
Added Author Johnson, John William, 1942-
Bird, Charles S. (Charles Stephen), 1935-
Sisòkò, Fa-Digi.
Series African epic series
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > CDs
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Mecca
Mankaran
The manden
Mema
Kulu-koro
Kanbi.

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