A Song of Longing: AN ETHIOPIAN JOURNEY
This narrative offers a rich, descriptive account of the author's study of Ethiopian music and culture from 1973 to 1975. Shelemay's study of the sacred music of Beta Israel and Ethiopian Christian musical traditions emanates from numerous ethnographic sources, including field notes, journals, correspondence, and memory. Those who enjoy reading tales of perseverance will appreciate learning of the author's struggles as she, her husband, and other members of the Adenite Jewish community in Addis Ababa adjusted to the Ethiopian revolution's immediate impact. The author presents extraordinary personal experiences that shaped her research process and makes reading this text pleasurable.- LaDonne Roberts, Mississippi State Univ. Lib., Mississippi StateCopyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.