The Resource Unbury our dead with song, Mũkoma Wa Ngũgĩ
Unbury our dead with song, Mũkoma Wa Ngũgĩ
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- Summary
- In the heart of Nairobi, four musicians and#x2013; The Diva, The Taliban Man, The Corporal and 70-year-old bartender Miriam and#x2013; gather for a once in a lifetime competition, to see who can perform the best Tizita. In the audience is tabloid journalist John Thandi Manfredi, who is enthralled by their renditions of the Ethiopian blues. Desperate to learn more, he follows the musicians back to Ethiopia, hoping to uncover the secret to this haunting music. Manfredi's search takes him from the idyllic Ethiopian countryside to vibrant juke joints and raucous parties in Addis Ababa, set to a soundtrack of stirring Tizita performances. From the humble domesticity behind the Diva's glamorous façade, to the troubling question of the Corporal's military service past, Manfredi discovers that the many layers to this musical genre are reflected in the lives and secrets of its performers. A love letter to beauty, music and the imagination, Unbury Our Dead with Song captures how it feels have an encounter with the sublime
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Unbury our dead with song
- Title
- Unbury our dead with song
- Statement of responsibility
- Mũkoma Wa Ngũgĩ
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the heart of Nairobi, four musicians and#x2013; The Diva, The Taliban Man, The Corporal and 70-year-old bartender Miriam and#x2013; gather for a once in a lifetime competition, to see who can perform the best Tizita. In the audience is tabloid journalist John Thandi Manfredi, who is enthralled by their renditions of the Ethiopian blues. Desperate to learn more, he follows the musicians back to Ethiopia, hoping to uncover the secret to this haunting music. Manfredi's search takes him from the idyllic Ethiopian countryside to vibrant juke joints and raucous parties in Addis Ababa, set to a soundtrack of stirring Tizita performances. From the humble domesticity behind the Diva's glamorous façade, to the troubling question of the Corporal's military service past, Manfredi discovers that the many layers to this musical genre are reflected in the lives and secrets of its performers. A love letter to beauty, music and the imagination, Unbury Our Dead with Song captures how it feels have an encounter with the sublime
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- YDX
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- Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ
- Dewey number
- 823/.92
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR9381.9.M778
- LC item number
- U53 2021
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ethiopians
- Nairobi (Kenya)
- Label
- Unbury our dead with song, Mũkoma Wa Ngũgĩ
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1137849799
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 249 pages
- Isbn
- 9781911115984
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1137849799
- Label
- Unbury our dead with song, Mũkoma Wa Ngũgĩ
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1137849799
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 249 pages
- Isbn
- 9781911115984
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1137849799
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