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Music of Afghanistan : professional musicians in the city of Herat
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ISBN: 0521250005 Year: 1988 Publisher: Cambridgeshire [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press,

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War, exile and the music of Afghanistan : the ethnographer's tale
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ISBN: 9781138205116 1138205117 9781472415820 1472415825 Year: 2017 Publisher: London, England : Routledge,

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In the 1970s John Baily conducted extensive ethnomusicological research in Afghanistan, principally in the city of Herat but also in Kabul. Then, with Taraki's coup in 1978, came conflict, war, and the dispersal of many musicians to locations far and wide. This new publication is the culmination of Baily's further research on Afghan music over the 35 years that followed. This took him to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, the USA, Australia and parts of Europe--London, Hamburg and Dublin. Arranged chronologically, the narrative traces the sequence of political events--from 1978, through the Soviet invasion, to the coming of the Taliban and, finally, the aftermath of the US-led invasion in 2001. He examines the effects of the ever-changing situation on the lives and works of Afghan musicians, following individual musicians in fascinating detail. At the heart of his analysis are privileged vignettes of ten musical personalities--some of friends, and some newly discovered. The result is a remarkable personal memoir by an eminent ethnomusicologist known for his deep commitment to Afghanistan, Afghan musicians and Afghan musical culture [Publisher description]


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The Temptation of St. Anthony : School of Hieronymus Bosch
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Central America : Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica; Their Natural Features, Products, Population, and Remarkable Capacity for Colonization
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Year: 1850 Publisher: London : T. Saunders,

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John Baily was an Englishman who lived for many years in Central America. He was employed in 1837-38 by the government of Nicaragua to survey a potential canal route from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. In 1850 Baily published this book and a separate map of Central America that showed four proposed routes for an isthmian canal. Central America begins with an introductory chapter on the geography, history, and economy of the region as a whole, followed by individual chapters devoted to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mosquito Territory (in present-day Nicaragua and Honduras), Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Each chapter describes physical features and boundaries and provides information about inhabitants, products, and other features. The chapter devoted to Nicaragua is by far the longest and contains a detailed discussion of the proposed route for an inter-oceanic canal through the country. As indicated in the subtitle, Baily was convinced of the "remarkable capacity for colonization" of the Central American countries. The book concludes with a section on immigration. Baily compared agricultural conditions in Central America to those in southern Texas and argued that European farmers who settled in the region and worked hard would prosper and "prepare a handsome inheritance for their posterity." World Digital Library.


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Central America : Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica; Their Natural Features, Products, Population, and Remarkable Capacity for Colonization
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Year: 1850 Publisher: London : T. Saunders,

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John Baily was an Englishman who lived for many years in Central America. He was employed in 1837-38 by the government of Nicaragua to survey a potential canal route from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. In 1850 Baily published this book and a separate map of Central America that showed four proposed routes for an isthmian canal. Central America begins with an introductory chapter on the geography, history, and economy of the region as a whole, followed by individual chapters devoted to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mosquito Territory (in present-day Nicaragua and Honduras), Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Each chapter describes physical features and boundaries and provides information about inhabitants, products, and other features. The chapter devoted to Nicaragua is by far the longest and contains a detailed discussion of the proposed route for an inter-oceanic canal through the country. As indicated in the subtitle, Baily was convinced of the "remarkable capacity for colonization" of the Central American countries. The book concludes with a section on immigration. Baily compared agricultural conditions in Central America to those in southern Texas and argued that European farmers who settled in the region and worked hard would prosper and "prepare a handsome inheritance for their posterity." World Digital Library.


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Songs from Kabul : the spiritual music of Ustad Amir Mohammad
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ISBN: 9780754657767 Year: 2016 Publisher: Burlington, VT Routledge

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Filmer le monde : les prix du festival Jean Rouch - Volume 2
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Year: 2011 Publisher: France : Editions Montparnasse,

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25 des plus beaux documentaires du monde, tous primés au festival Jean Rouch. Chaque année depuis 1982, ce festival créé par le cinéaste et ethnologue Jean Rouch est l’occasion de projeter des documentaires exceptionnels, tournés aux quatre coins du monde. Le Maître des chèvres - Sacrifices et Divination chez les Hamar du Sud de l'Éthiopie: Ceux qui possèdent des chèvres sont forts comme les cordes qu’on ne peut rompre" dit un proverbe hamar. La première partie du film est centrée sur la vie quotidienne des Hamar et se déroule à Dambaiti, résidence familiale de Baldambe, qui explique les subtilités de l’élevage des chèvres, la division du travail et les obligations morales qui existent entre les membres de sa famille. Lorsque le jeune Wollikibu tombe malade, il doit sacrifier plusieurs chèvres, afin que le devin procède à la lecture de leurs entrailles. La deuxième partie du film s’intéresse à cette pratique ancienne qui permet aux Hamar de répondre aux menaces physiques et sociales de la maladie. Amir, la vie d'un musicien afghan réfugié à Peshawar, Pakistan: Fuyant la guerre civile qui ravage leur pays, plusieurs millions d'Afghans se sont réfugiés au Pakistan, et plus particulièrement autour de la ville de Peshawar, proche de la frontière. Ils vivent, pour la plupart, dans des camps contrôlés par le gouvernement et les Nations Unies, mais des milliers d'entre eux se sont installés en ville et tentent, tant bien que mal, d'y refaire leur vie.Entre 1973 et 1977, John Baily mène une vaste enquête de terrain ethnomusicologique sur les musiques urbaines d’Afghanistan, en particulier dans la ville occidentale d’Herat. En 1985, il se rend à Peshawar pour filmer les musiciens afghans réfugiés et retrouve son vieil ami Amir Mohammad. Chanteur et ancien joueur d'harmonium reconverti au rubad (une sorte de luth), Amir a rejoint le groupe du chanteur Pashto, Shah Wali, un musicien afghan réfugié devenu une star de la radio et de la télévision locales.Le film dépeint la vie d’Amir en tant que réfugié, ses conditions de vie à Peshawar et son désir de revenir à Herat, mais aussi sa vie de musicien professionnel et ses relations avec d’autres musiciens. Les réfugiés afghans expriment leurs aspirations à travers des chansons politiques qui ont pour thème la guerre civile en Afghanistan, l’exil, le nationalisme et la révolution islamique. Cuyagua, les diables dansants: Les habitants de Cuyagua, un petit village de quelques 300 personnes sur la côte caraïbe du Vénézuéla, sont les descendants des esclaves africains déportés pour l’exploitation du cacao à l’époque coloniale. La mémoire du passé colonial a été presque entièrement effacée, mais des traces évidentes des traditions culturelles des ancêtres sont conservées dans la célébration des grandes fêtes catholiques, ainsi la “Danse du Diable” qui a lieu à l’occasion de la Fête de Corpus Christi, célébrée soixante jours après Pâques. Le film fait le portrait des deux hommes qui dirigent la confrérie masculine des Diables dansants. Ils expliquent comment la fraternité est organisée et racontent quelques-unes des histoires associées à l’événement. L’un des thèmes récurrent est que le diable lui-même, qu’ils appellent “Mandinga” – un mot sans doute d’origine ouest africaine –, peut être attiré par la danse. Mais personne ne s’attendait, encore moins les cinéastes, à ce que Mandinga choisisse de faire une apparition théâtrale alors que la caméra était en train de tourner.

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Map of Central America including the States of Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua & Costa Rica, the territories of Belise & Mosquito with parts of Mexico, Yucatan & New Granada : shewing the routes between the Atlantic & Pacific oceans by way of Tehuantepeque, Nicaragua & Panama : edited by Trelawney Saunders F.R.G.S. from the original drawing of John Baily esq. R.M. of Guatemala with additions from the latest surveys of the Admiralty, S. Moro, col. Lloyd, Garella, Codazzi, Hughes, Childs & other documents : the railways surveys in Honduras by the hon. E.G. Squier formerly Chargé d'affaires in the United States of the Republics of Central America
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Year: 1856 Publisher: London Edward Stanford, 6 Charing Cross

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[Imprint and t.p. woodcut portrait from: Apologie of George Brisset, Lord of Gratence]
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Year: 1610 Publisher: [London] : Printed [by Nicholas Okes] for VVilliam Barley, and Iohn Baily,

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Ethnomusicology forum. Screened music: global perspectives

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