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Dancing spirits : rhythms and rituals of Haitian Vodun, the Rada rite

Author: Gerdès Fleurant
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996.
Series: Contributions to the study of music and dance, no. 42.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Gerdès Fleurant
ISBN: 0313297185 9780313297182
OCLC Number: 33442361
Description: xii, 209 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. Introduction --
2. Vodun as a Religious System and Way of Life --
3. The Music of the Rada Rite --
4. Drums, Drummers, and Oungenikon in Haitian Rada --
5. The Music of the Rada Battery --
6. The Song Texts in the Ritual Context --
7. Analysis of Song Tunes --
8. Dancing Spirits.
Series Title: Contributions to the study of music and dance, no. 42.
Responsibility: Gerdès Fleurant.

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