Somono Bala of the Upper Niger: River People, Charismatic Bards, and Misschieveous Music in a West African Culture

by David C. Conrad and Daniel Harrington

The Somono are an ethnic group specialized in fishing on the river Niger. Somono Bala is an epic story. This is the first ever translation of this narritive from the Maninka language into English. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004121854
• ISBN13: 9789004121850
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.5"