The Magic Flute: How modern dances were introduced among Baga Sitem in Guinea in 1956
In 1956, le bal, i.e. new forms of French-inspired music and dance were introduced among the Baga Sitem of French Guinea at a time of global youth consciousness. At the time, the youths fell fascinated by the new instruments and bodily languages of le bal, but their elders, much more attached to loc...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2010-06-01
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Series: | Cadernos de Estudos Africanos |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/cea/93 |