| Description |
xxxi, 535 p. : ill., maps, music. |
| Series |
African sources for African history, 1567-6951 ; v. 11 |
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African sources for African history ; v. 11.
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| Note |
Texts of labor songs with translation into English, musical transcriptions, and commentary. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Songs of the Bayeye (snake hunters) and the Banuunguli (porcupine hunters) -- Songs of the Bayege (elephant hunters) -- Songs of the Baja Nyalaja (Lake Eyasi salt caravaners) -- Songs of the Bapagati (long-distance porters) -- Songs of the Balugu (warriors) and Barugaruga (mercenaries) -- Songs of Askaris (conscripted soldiers) -- Songs of reciprocal village labor -- Songs of the Bagobogobo ("skin wearers") and Bakomyaluume ("dew steppers") competitive farming associations -- Songs of the Bagobogobo in praise of the hoe -- Songs of the Balimi (farmers) concerning disease, drought, and famine -- Songs of nationalist praise for TANU, Julius Nyerere, and Uhuru -- Songs of political discourse during the Ujamaa Epoch (1967-1985) -- Songs concerning the war against Idi Amin -- Songs of praise for the CCM since Julius Nyerere's presidency (1985-1995) -- Songs of the Basungusungu (village vigilante associations). |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Language |
Text in English, Sukuma and Swahili. |
| Subject |
Work songs -- Tanzania -- History and criticism.
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Work songs -- Tanzania -- Texts.
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Folk songs, Sukuma -- Tanzania -- History and criticism.
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Folk songs, Swahili -- Tanzania -- History and criticism.
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Sukuma (African people) -- Music -- History and criticism.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004184688 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9004184686 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9789004187603 (electronic bk.) |
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