Juju (Paperback, 2nd ed.)

Now known internationally through the recordings of King Sunny Ade and others, juju music originated more than fifty years ago among the Yoruba of Nigeria. This history and ethnography of juju is the first detailed account of the evolution and social significance of a West African popular music. Enhanced with maps, color photographs of musicians and dance parties, musical transcriptions, interviews with musicians, and a glossary of Yoruba terms, Juju is an invaluable contribution to scholarship and a boon to fans who want to discover the roots of this vibrant music. "What's most impressive about Juju is how much Waterman makes of his purism. By concentrating on one long- lived, well-defined genre, he helps the Western reader experience 'rock' the way any proud Yoruba would--as a tributary of African music rather than vice versa."--Robert Christgau, The Village Voice

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1990
First published:	June 1990
Authors:	Christopher Alan Waterman
Dimensions:	228 x 158 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	285
Edition:	2nd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-87465-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Folk music Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Music > Folk music
LSN:	0-226-87465-6
Barcode:	9780226874654

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