Somono Bala of the Upper Niger
Subtitle: river people, charismatic bards, and mischievous music in a West African culture
By: by David C. Conrad.
Contributors: Bayo, Laminigbé.; Camara, Sekou, 1953-
Series: African sources for African history ;; v. 1
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Bayo, Laminigbé.; Bayo, Laminigbé.; Somono (African people) -- History.; Somono (African people) -- Folklore.; Somono (African people) -- Music.; Oral tradition -- Mali -- Ségou.; Epic literature, African.; Ségou (Mali) -- Social life and customs.
Genres: Folklore.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [156]-160) and index.
"Song and narrative by Laminigbé Bayo; English translation by Sekou Camara and David C. Conrad; Maninka text by Sekou Camara."