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This powerful and popular epic honors the legendary warrior prince of Kaabu and Mandinka cultural hero, Kelefaa Saane. A standard of the griot repertoire, the epic of Kelefaa Saane is customarily taught to young performers at the beginning of their careers. Sirifo Camara's masterful recitation was recorded in Dakar in 1987. It has been transcribed in Mandinka and is translated into English here for the first time. The epic, as it describes Kelefaa's life and exploits, relates what it means to be Mandinka. Kelefaa's extraordinary prowess and virtue derive from the political, social, moral, and theological founding myths of the Mandinka people. This beautiful and engaging performance provides a unique perspective on the intellectual and literary heritage of West Africa.
Mandingo poetry --- Mandingo poetry. --- Mandingo literature --- Saane, Kelefa
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Professor Pointer is the first person to offer an English translation of the Epic of Kambili, an African heroic myth. The book is careful to point out that this text deserves to be read by myth scholars and shows that the literary tradition of epic myth-telling extends to Africa through its oral folklore. The author argues that the story should be treated as an epic myth that was pieced together by different authors over several centuries, which may or may not have been the result of observing real events. It may have been an imaginative narrative representing cultural norms with verbal symbol
Epic poetry, African. --- Epic poetry, Mandingo. --- Griots -- Africa, West. --- Heroes -- Mythology -- Africa, West. --- Mandingo poetry -- Translations into English. --- Oral tradition -- Africa, West. --- Epic poetry, Mandingo --- Epic poetry, African --- Mandingo poetry --- Oral tradition --- Griots --- Heroes --- Languages & Literatures --- African Languages & Literatures --- Heroism --- Persons --- Antiheroes --- Apotheosis --- Courage --- Historians --- Storytellers --- Tradition, Oral --- Oral communication --- Folklore --- Oral history --- Mandingo literature --- African epic poetry --- African poetry --- Mandingo epic poetry --- Mythology
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Epic literature, African --- Epic poetry, African --- Mandingo poetry --- Oral tradition --- Griots --- Littérature épique africaine --- Poésie épique africaine --- Poésie mandingue --- Tradition orale --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Mali (Empire) --- History --- Histoire --- Littérature épique africaine --- Poésie épique africaine --- Poésie mandingue --- Tradition, Oral --- Oral communication --- Folklore --- Oral history --- Mandingo literature --- Historians --- Storytellers --- African epic poetry --- African poetry --- African epic literature --- African literature --- Empire du Mali --- Manden Kurufaba --- History. --- Poésie épique mandingue --- Afrique occidentale --- Mali
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#SBIB:39A73 --- Epic poetry, African --- Legends --- -Mandingo (African people) --- -Mandingo poetry --- Mandingo literature --- Malinke (African people) --- Mandé (African people) --- Manding (African people) --- Mandingue (African people) --- Mandinka (African people) --- Mandino (African people) --- Maninka (African people) --- Maninkaalu (African people) --- Soce (African people) --- Sosse (African people) --- Ethnology --- Folk tales --- Traditions --- Urban legends --- Folklore --- African epic poetry --- African poetry --- Etnografie: Afrika --- History --- Keita, Soundiata --- -Legends --- Theses --- Epic poetry, African. --- Mandingo (African people) --- Mandingo poetry. --- Folklore. --- History. --- Mandingo poetry --- Keita, Soundiata, --- Keïta, Soundjata, --- Keïta, Sundjata, --- Kei̕ta, Sunjata, --- Keyta, Son-Jara, --- Mari Diata, --- Son-Jara, --- Soun Diata, --- Soun Diata --- Soundiata, --- Soundjata, --- Soundjata Keïta, --- Sundiata, --- Sundjata, --- Sunjata, --- Sunjata Kei̕ta, --- Legends. --- Keita, Soundyata, --- Soundyata Keita,
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