Naslov
The Importance of Being Jali Muso: Some Aspects of the Role and Status of Women in the Music Life of Today’ s Gambia

Autori
Piškor, Mojca

Izvornik
Narodna umjetnost. Hrvatski časopis za etnologiju i folkloristiku. (0547-2504) 38 (2001), 1; 41-66

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
music; gender; The Gambia

Sažetak
Author's interpretation of the chosen subject is based on an insight into the existing literature and recent releases of the local music industry and on a two-month field research in Gambia. In the contemporary Gambian music life the identity of the musicians is greatly influenced not only by the relicts of the tradition but also by the growth of the music industry, the expansion of the mass media and arrival of tourists. Such circumstances have led to a keen competition between the griot and non-griot musicians, in performances for the local audience during traditional ceremonies, as well as when performing for tourists. The core of this work is articulated around the juxtaposition of the expressed attitudes of two principal female informants which show the evident differences in approach to various aspects of the musical profession.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Znanost o umjetnosti, Etnologija i antropologija

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