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O ti le la la e ravann

Title
O ti le la la e ravann / Abaim.
Publication
  • [Beau Bassin, Mauritius] : Abaim, [2016]
  • ©2016, ℗2016

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Additional Authors
  • Heise, Diana
  • Group Abaim (Musical group : Mauritius), performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
  • Abaim (Organization : Mauritius), issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb
Description
190 pages : illustrations (some color), music; 24 cm +
Summary
This book, with accompanying DVDs, explores various aspects of the ravann, a type of frame drum closely associated with the era of slavery in Mauritius. It includes historical essays, a guide to traditional drum contruction methods, and a 30 step-by-step tutorial on performance, together with a system of musical notation.
Alternative Title
  • Konn li, aprann zwe li = Know it, learn it
  • Know it, learn it
  • Lame la kone.
  • Hand that knows.
Subject
  • Frame drums > Mauritius > History
  • Frame drums > Construction > Mauritius
  • Frame drums > Instruction and study > Mauritius
  • Creoles > Mauritius > Music
  • Mauritius > Social life and customs
  • Ravanne
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Language (note)
  • In Mauritian French Creole, with English translations.
Contents
Accompanying DVDs: 1. Lame la kone : l'introdiksion = The hand that knows : introducing O ti le la la e ; 2. Explikasion : apraun zwe bann morso = Explanation of DAFIL : learn to play all songs / Diana Heise.
LCCN
6091410558483
OCLC
  • ocn989067763
  • 989067763
  • SCSB-8822281
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries