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Three Yoruba Members of the Mbira-Sanza Family

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2019

Darius L. Thieme
Darius L. Thieme*
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The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, I intend to discuss organological data relating to three Yoruba members of the mbira-sansa family. I hope to show organological relationships and a possible line of derivation among these Nigerian instruments, and relationships between them and their relatives in Nigeria and in other African culture areas. In this way, I hope to add to the overall picture of the migration and distribution of the mbira family in Africa generally. Second, I want to speak about playing techniques. Here I will attempt to show some interrelationships in playing styles and some possible lines of derivation of present-day techniques.

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The Migration of Folk Music
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Journal of the International Folk Music Council , Volume 19 , 1967 , pp. 42 - 48
Copyright
Copyright © International Council for Traditional Music 1967

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