Moving Voices: Black Performance PoetryHansib, 2002 - 231 pages A comprehensive collection of poems by twelve,leading Caribbean and UK-born performance poetsthis book not only features biographies of each,poet and a detailed introduction discussing Black,performance poetry and its roots in the oral,traditions of African and Caribbean culture, but,also an accompanying CD with live performances,of selected poems. Check out the website,www.movingvoices.co.uk. |
From inside the book
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... Drum Poetry Drum poetry is widespread in the tropical forests of Africa . Because most African languages depend on the tone of the voice for meaning , these tones can be reproduced on a two- or three - toned drum , as can the rhythmic ...
... Drum Poetry Drum poetry is widespread in the tropical forests of Africa . Because most African languages depend on the tone of the voice for meaning , these tones can be reproduced on a two- or three - toned drum , as can the rhythmic ...
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... drum language , the tones of these phrases are understood by people many miles away in the forests . West African drum poetry is performed at funerals , to praise rulers , to record history and to express proverbs . Among the Yoruba of ...
... drum language , the tones of these phrases are understood by people many miles away in the forests . West African drum poetry is performed at funerals , to praise rulers , to record history and to express proverbs . Among the Yoruba of ...
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... Drums , empty casks , and great Gourds , or blow their Horns or Shells " . The reason was the same , that rebellions ... drum after 10 o'clock at night , within a mile of any town or village , which lasted well into the twentieth century ...
... Drums , empty casks , and great Gourds , or blow their Horns or Shells " . The reason was the same , that rebellions ... drum after 10 o'clock at night , within a mile of any town or village , which lasted well into the twentieth century ...
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