Abidjan USA

Music, Dance, and Mobility in the Lives of Four Ivorian Immigrants

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

AvDaniel B. Reed,Daniel B Reed

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Daniel B. Reed integrates individual stories with the study of performance to understand the forces of diaspora and mobility in the lives of musicians, dancers, and mask performers originally from Côte d'Ivoire who now live in the United States. Through the lives of four Ivorian performers, Reed finds that dance and music, being transportable media, serve as effective ways to understand individual migrants in the world today. As members of an immigrant community who are geographically dispersed, these performers are unmoored from their place of origin and yet deeply engaged in presenting their symbolic roots to North American audiences. By looking at performance, Reed shows how translocation has led to transformations on stage, but he is also sensitive to how performance acts as a way to reinforce and maintain community. Abidjan USA provides a multifaceted view of community that is at once local, national, and international, and where identity is central, but transportable, fluid, and adaptable.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-09-24
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt621 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAfrican Expressive Cultures
Antal sidor346
FörlagIndiana University Press
ISBN9780253022219

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EM Series PrefacePreface: A Confluence of BeginningsAcknowledgementsNotes on LanguagePart I. Program Notes1. Introduction: Abidjan USA 2. "Ballet" as Nexus of DiscoursesPart II. Stages and StoriesAct I. Vado Diomande3. Kekene: the Performance of Oneness in NYC 4. "If you aren't careful, you don't know where you will end up!": Vado Diomande and TranscendenceAct II. Samba Diallo5. "Culture brings everybody together": Samba Diallo's Ayoka6. "I'm happy because I'm different": Samba Diallo and ExceptionalismAct III. Sogbety Diomande7. "You know you're in a different country": Sogbety Diomande's West African Drum and Dance 8. "When you're in a new context, you try things that work in that context": Sogbety Diomande and AdaptabilityAct IV. Dr. Djo Bi Irie Simon9. "Open Village": An Ivorian Wedding in an Indiana Cornfield10. "Everyone is a cook, but he's a chef!": Dr. Djo Bi and Innovation11. Thoughts on the Way OutGlossary NotesBibliographyIndex

"An important, thorough study. . . . Recommended."—Choice"Daniel B. Reed's scholarship is solid and his writing style is thoroughly engaging. The topic is novel, there are fascinating twists and turns throughout."—Eric Charry, editor of Hip Hop Africa"The personal narrative, detailed studies of four musicians, including analysis of their lives and music, and a broader discussion about diaspora and migration provides an important study of African music in the United States."—Alex Perullo, author of Live from Dar es Salaam"This study's attention to the intersection of lived experiences with wider historical events and social formations, as well as the author's careful analysis of Ivorian ballet and the dances and drum rhythms that constitute the genre, make Abidjan USA an important intervention in ethnomusicology and folklore."—Journal of American Folklore