The Heart of the Ngoni
Subtitle: heroes of the African kingdom of Segu
By: by Harold Courlander with Ousmane Sako.
Contributors: Courlander, Harold, 1908-; Sako, Ousmane.
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Bambara (African people) -- Folklore.; Soninke (African people) -- Folklore.; Legends -- Mali -- Ségou (Region).; Tales -- Mali -- Ségou (Region); Ségou (Mali : Region) -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The dawning of Segu; title: Ngolo Diara, who became a king of Segu; title: Bassadjalan Zambele and the heroes of Kala; title: Sokufo Seriba, a djeli of Segu; title: Da Djera and Da Monzon against Samaniana Bassi; title: Da Monzon against Chiaro Mamari; title: Sekuruna Toto's proposal to Da Monzon; title: The epic of Bakaridjan Kone, a hero of Segu; title: In praise of Malamini Sinsani; title: Diuladjan Diabi, a Soninke hero of Kiban; title: Tuba's last effort against Kiban.