Description
The Healing Drum traces the extraordinary cultural legacy of the Minianka tribe of West Africa, for whom music serves a sacred, healing function for the individual and society. The authors explore the Minianka view of humanity, music, and the cosmos relative to work, celebration, herbal medicine, dance, trance, initiation, and death.
The first book of its kind, delivering a message of untapped wisdom and power from a little-known culture through the universal medium of music.
Author: Yaya Diallo, Mitchell Hall
Publisher: Destiny Books
Published: 12/01/1989
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.38h x 5.77w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9780892812561
ISBN10: 0892812567
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
- History | Africa | General
- Religion | Indigenous, Folk & Tribal
The first book of its kind, delivering a message of untapped wisdom and power from a little-known culture through the universal medium of music.
Author: Yaya Diallo, Mitchell Hall
Publisher: Destiny Books
Published: 12/01/1989
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.38h x 5.77w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9780892812561
ISBN10: 0892812567
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
- History | Africa | General
- Religion | Indigenous, Folk & Tribal
About the Author
Born and raised in Mali, West Africa into the Minianka (Bamana) tribe, Yaya Diallo learned to play balafon and hand drums under the instruction of his grandfather and spiritual mentor, Nangape.