num_pages: 184
description: The Somono are an ethnic group specialized in fishing on the river Niger. Somono Bala is an epic story. This is the first ever translation of this narritive from the Maninka language into English.
language: English
title: Somono Bala of the Upper Niger: River People, Charismatic Bards, and Mischievous Music in a West African Culture
titlecomplete: Somono Bala of the Upper Niger: River People, Charismatic Bards, and Mischievous Music in a West African Culture (African Sources for African History, 1)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Brill