Ge, formerly translated as "mask" or "masquerade," appears among the Dan people of Côte d'Ivoire as a dancing and musical embodiment of their social ideals and religious beliefs. In Dan Ge Performance, Daniel B. Reed sets out to discover what resides at the core of Ge. He finds that Ge is defined as part of a religious system, a form of entertainment, an industry, a political tool, an instrument of justice, and a form of resistance—and it can take on multiple roles simultaneously. He sees genu (pl.) dancing the latest dance steps, co-opting popular music, and acting in concert with Ivorian authorities to combat sorcery. Not only are the bounds of traditional performance stretched, but Ge performance becomes a strategy for helping the Dan to establish individual and community identity in a world that is becoming more religiously and ethnically diverse. Readers interested in all aspects of expressive culture in West Africa will find fascinating material in this rich and penetrating book.
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Winner of 2004 Amuary Talbot Prize for African Anthropology, awarded by the Royal Anthropological Institute
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Daniel B. Reed is Director of the Archives of Traditional Music and Assistant Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is co-author (with Gloria Gibson) of the CD-ROM Music and Culture in West Africa: The Straus Expedition (Indiana University Press).
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On a hot dusty January day in the small city of Man, Nicole, Jacques, and I were looking for a place to live. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dance genu, sacred genu, powerful genu, performing nucleus, accompanying drummers, raffia wall, sacred hut, mnemonic syllables, raffia skirt, master drummer, mask performance, sacred house, accompanying drums, yam festival, mother drum, certain genu, primary consultants, principal singer, sacred forest Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gueu Gbe, Petit Gbapleu, Gba Ernest, Gba Gama, Oulai Théodore, Goueu Tia Jean-Claude, Kpan Gbeu, West Africa, Grand Gbapleu, Gba Daouda, Yam Festival, Douélé Doumba, Biemi Gba Jacques, Lien Sati Yvonne, Cercle de Man, Colonie de la Côte, Gueheva Festival, Mameri Tia Thomas, Gnassene Mamadou Cherif, Loua Philippe, Semlen Aimé, United States, African Development Bank, Cercle of Man, Hugo Zemp New!
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dance genu, sacred genu, powerful genu, performing nucleus, accompanying drummers, raffia wall, sacred hut, mnemonic syllables, raffia skirt, master drummer, mask performance, sacred house, accompanying drums, yam festival, mother drum, certain genu, primary consultants, principal singer, sacred forest Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gueu Gbe, Petit Gbapleu, Gba Ernest, Gba Gama, Oulai Théodore, Goueu Tia Jean-Claude, Kpan Gbeu, West Africa, Grand Gbapleu, Gba Daouda, Yam Festival, Douélé Doumba, Biemi Gba Jacques, Lien Sati Yvonne, Cercle de Man, Colonie de la Côte, Gueheva Festival, Mameri Tia Thomas, Gnassene Mamadou Cherif, Loua Philippe, Semlen Aimé, United States, African Development Bank, Cercle of Man, Hugo Zemp New!
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