Soundjata, Le Lion: Le Jour Ou La Parole Fut Liberee: Sunjata, The Lion: The Day When The Spoken Word Was Set Free
Автор:Issiaka Diakite-Kaba Год: 2010 Издание:Outskirts Press Страниц: 130 ISBN: 1432755889, 9781432755881 Through spoken words, music, call and response, jest, rhythmic utterance and declamation, the play vividly recreates the historical and epical journey of Sunjata, the genuine Lion King, unifier and founder of the 13th century Mali Empire. The legendary figure of Sunjata, the one who gave an official role to jali or the griot, the wordsmith and musical artist; also the one who, according to the tradition, with the help of the brotherhood of the master-hunters, at the beginning of his reign proclaimed in the Manden Charter that: "The essence of slavery is extinct this day, from one wall to another, from one Manden border to another," that legendary figure remains permanent and well alive throughout West African griot's accounts. To this day, the Sunjata Epic, as one of the greatest epic traditions of Africa, is still sung by Mandingo modern griots on the world performing stage. Here in this piece where spoken word and music, history and epic, legend and magical ritual are intrinsically...
