In the world of slam

The slam in Burkina Faso

Gérard Yaogo (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

100 Seiten

2022
Our Knowledge Publishing (Verlag)
978-620-5-19138-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is a foray into the wake of slam, a fairly recent musical genre on the African continent and in Burkina Faso. This book is about slam in all its splendor. When and how was this musical genre born? How did it evolve? How is it doing in the country of the Honest Men? Does it have many followers? This book answers these legitimate questions and takes the reader on a wonderful journey into the world of slam. It deals not only with the style of this musical genre but also with the themes addressed by the Burkinabe slammers, notably Donsharp de Batoro, Malika la slamazone and Ombr Blanch. In this book, the reader will discover the quality of the texts of the slam but also the diversity of themes treated by these artists. This book is a showcase of slam in Burkina Faso.

Autor

Dr. Gérard YAOGO was admitted to the Diploma of Advanced Studies (D.E.A). He registered for the single doctoral thesis in 2017. It is in 2021 that he will submit the said thesis at the University Joseph KI-ZERBO. All his research work has focused on Burkinabe music. He has respectively worked on religious music, the slam.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.05.2023
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 220 mm
• Gewicht: 167 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musikgeschichte
• Schlagworte: Burkina Faso • SLAM • stylistic study • the theme of slam
• ISBN-10: 620-5-19138-5 / 6205191385
• ISBN-13: 978-620-5-19138-5 / 9786205191385
• Zustand: Neuware