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Dan Ge Performance

Masks and Music in Contemporary Côte d'Ivoire
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Description

Ge, formerly translated as "mask" or "masquerade," appears among the Dan people of C te d'Ivoire as a dancing and musical embodiment of their social ideals and religious beliefs. In this title, Daniel B. Reed sets out to discover what resides at the core of Ge. He finds that Ge is defined as part of a religious system, a form of entertainment, an industry, a political tool, an instrument of justice, and a form of resistance and it can take on multiple roles simultaneously. He sees genu (pl.) dancing the latest dance steps, co-opting popular music, and acting in concert with Ivorian authorities to combat sorcery. Not only are the bounds of traditional performance stretched, but Ge performance becomes a strategy for helping the Dan to establish individual and community identity in a world that is becoming more religiously and ethnically diverse.

Author Biography:

Daniel B. Reed is Director of the Archives of Traditional Music and Assistant Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is co-author (with Gloria Gibson) of the CD-ROM Music and Culture in West Africa: The Straus Expedition (Indiana University Press).
Release date NZ
August 21st, 2003
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Undergraduate
Illustrations
41 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index
Pages
240
Dimensions
152x229x19
ISBN-13
9780253216120
Product ID
3997200

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