Sukuma Labor Songs from Western Tanzania : 'We Never Sleep, We Dream of Farming'

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Author(s):	Gunderson Gunderson, Frank
ISBN No.:	9789004184688
Pages:	XXXII, 536
Year:	201006
Format:	Trade Paper
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CONTENTSEditors'' Introduction . ixAcknowledgments . xiiiList of Illustrations . xvList of Figures and Maps . xviiKey to Abbreviations and Symbols . xixNotes on Orthography, Translation and Transliteration . xxiKey to Sukuma Musical Labor Genres . xxvVillage Locator Chart and Area Maps .

xxixIntroduction . 1Scope of the Project . 1Organization and Nature of the Collection . 4From Work Song to Musical Labor . 7Sukuma Song Texts as Sources for History . 13The History of Sukuma Nganda (Clans) . 15Sukuma Competitive Performance, Music Aesthetics, and Form . 18I.

Songs of the Bayeye (Snake Hunters) and the Banuunguli (Porcupine Hunters) . 25II. Songs of the Bayege (Elephant Hunters) . 73III. Songs of the Baja Nyalaja (Lake Eyasi Salt Caravaners) . 112IV. Songs of the Bapagati (Long-Distance Porters) . 121V.

Songs of the Balugu (Warriors) and Barugaruga (Mercenaries) . 136VI. Songs of the Askaris (Conscripted Soldiers) . 152VII. Songs of Reciprocal Village Labor . 171VIII. Songs of the Bagobogobo (''Skin Wearers'') and Bakomyaluume (''Dew Steppers'') Competitive FarmingAssociations . 226IX.

Songs of the Bagobogobo in Praise of the Hoe . 264X. Songs of Balimi (Farmers) Concerning Disease, Drought, and Famine . 300XI. Songs of Nationalist Praise for TANU, Julius Nyerere, and Uhuru . 332XII. Songs of Political Discourse during the Ujamaa Epoch (1967-1985) . 354XIII.

Songs Concerning the War against Idi Amin . 395XIV. Songs of Praise for the CCM since Julius Nyerere''s Presidency (1985-1995) . 406XV. Songs of the Basungusungu (Village Vigilante Associations) . 435Concluding Remarks: The Fluidity of Sukuma Musical Labor Genres . 453AppendicesI. Glossary of Sukuma Music-Related Terms .

455II. Sukuma Aphorisms Related to Music and Labor . 470III. Significant Events in Sukuma History . 473IV. List of Interviews Cited . 476V. Extended Oral Biographies of Select Commentators .

481Bibliographic Sources . 487IndicesSong Title (First Line) Index . 497Kisukuma Titles . 497English Titles . 503Singer Index . 511Teacher and Composer Index . 513Thematic and Topical Keyword Index . 514Personal Name Index .

519Geographical Index . 524Genre Index . 526Time Period Index . 527Region Collected Index . 529Collector Index . 530Recording Index . 531Author Index . 534.

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