‘Knot-working’ of traditional music across the globe: A case study of African drumming in Ioujima Island, Japan

The paper explains how a West African drum called djembe has been introduced and settled in Ioujima, a small island in Kagoshima, Japan. The drum and its music were brought in the island by Mamady Keita, who is a world famous djembe drummer from Guinea, in 1990’s. There has been established an inter...

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Main Author: Satoru Nishimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mokpo National University 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Marine and Island Cultures
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212682116300142