Masters of the Sabar: Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal (African Soundscapes)
"Tang adds a unique perspective by highlighting the role of the sabar drum among Wolof griots...She provides a thorough analysis of the standard rhythms...The accompanying CD is a wonderful resource." CHOICE August 2007 "This excellent publication...is a well-written account of the music and culture of Wolof Griot percussionists...an important addition to the literature." Multicultural Review "Tang's ethnography is lucid and engaging... [Her] study is particularly significant for examining the performance of sabar beyond its indigenous social and aesthetic frames... Masters of the Sabar represents a significant contribution in this direction." African Studies Review "[A]n important contribution to scholarship of West African music cultures and the hereditary caste system into which griots are born. Tang's integration of oral history sources with other contemporary and historic sources, as well as her care in transcription and translation, sets a high standard for the presentation of research findings. Her autoethnographic introduction will surely assume an important place in research methodology courses." - The Oral History Review