Course Info: HACU-0258
| Course | HACU-0258 Master Musicians West Africa |
| Long Title | Master Musicians of Africa: West Africa |
| Term | 2016F |
| Note(s) |
Satisfies Distribution Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Music and Dance Building RECITAL on T,TH from 12:30-1:50 |
| Faculty | Olabode Omojola |
| Capacity | 20 |
| Available | 6 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
| Distribution(s) |
Culture, Humanities, and Languages |
| Cumulative Skill(s) | Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research |
| Additional Info | In this course, students are expected to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time. |
| Description | This course concentrated on the lives and music of selected West African musicians. Departing from ethnographic approaches that mask the identity of individual musicians and treat African societies as collectives, this course studied the works of individual West African musicians whose stature as master musicians is undisputed within their respective communities. It examined the contributions of individual musicians and ensembles to the ever continuous process of negotiating the boundaries and ambience of African musical practice. Individuals and groups covered this semester included Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (Nigeria), Dzigbordi (Ghana), Kandia Kouyate (Mali),Youssou N'Dour (Senegal) and Mafikizolo (South Africa). The variety of artistic expressions of selected musicians also provided a basis for examining the interrelatedness of different African musical idioms and the receptivity of African music to non-African styles. |