Title: The Heart of the Ngoni : heroes of the African kingdom of Segu
Description: This is the first English language collection of heroic narratives taken from the oral tradition of the Bambara, one of the most important tribes in Western Africa and the founders of the kingdom of Segu, a group of city-states that existed in the seventeenth century along the Upper Niger river.
Subjects: Legends, Folklore, Soninke (African people), Tales, Bambara (African people), History, Folklore, africa, Legends, africa, Tales, africa, Mali
Places: Ségou (Région), Ségou (Mali:Région), Mali, Ségou (Mali : Region), Ségou (Region)