Continuity and change
Subtitle: the significance of the Tsinza (Xylophone) among the Bura of northeast Nigeria
By: Christopher Yusufu Mtaku
Series: Center for World Music -- Studies in Music -- Band 5.; Studies in music (Center for World Music (Hildesheim, Germany)) -- Bd. 5.
Publisher: Universitätsverlag Hildesheim; Georg Olms Verlag
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Hildesheim; Hildesheim
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9783487155326
Subjects: Xylophone; History; Bura (African people)
Description: "This study concerns the Bura tsinza xylophone, an instrument that is closely associated with the Bura peoples' identity. The tsinza occupies an important position in Bura culture. Old musicians emphasize that it was originally an important funeral instrument. Today, however, the instrument has assumed other roles with an entirely different meaning for many in the society. The traditional context of use of the instrument is disappearing, but new contexts have surfaced that keep the instrument a lively art amongst the people. This study explores the oral history of the instruments, its traditional and contemporary contexts of use with an aim to understand why and in what ways the Bura maintain tsinza musical performance despite the gradual disappearance of its traditional context."--Back cover.
Notes: Thesis (doctoral)--Universität Hildesheim.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-188).
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The relationship between past and present; title: 3. The regional context and environment; title: 4. The Bura tsinza xylophone; title: 5. A linguistic approach to the description of Bura musical instruments; title: 6. The tsinza in its tradition context; title: 7. The introduction of Christianity to Bura land; title: 8. The tsinza in its contemporary context; title: 9. Summary and conclusions.