Songs on the vanilla trail : African lullabies and nursery rhymes from East and Southern Africa
Soussana, Nathalie2021
Books, Manuscripts
An enchanting collection of 25 traditional songs pays homage to the rich cultural heritage and multilingual communities of East and Southern Africa. The resulting highly mixed musical styles that are unique to each region demonstrate how they welcomed new horizons through contact with others. A wide array of styles-skipping rope songs from Mozambique, lullabies from South Africa, counting songs from Réunion, traditional dance tunes from Madagascar - are all performed exquisitely by men, women, and children in more than a dozen languages and dialects. Vibrant compelling artwork and homegrown instruments, such as the tube zither, the kayamb, the bobre, the segakordeon and ravanne drums round off this wonderful celebration of history, language, and culture.
Main title:
Songs on the vanilla trail : African lullabies and nursery rhymes from East and Southern Africa / Nathalie Soussana ; illustrated by Magali Attiogbé.
Author:
Soussana, Nathalie, authorAttiogbé, Magali, illustrator
Imprint:
Quebec : The Secret Mountain, 2021.
Collation:
80 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9782925108702 (hbk)
Dewey class:
782.42096J916
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3009142