The Healing Drum: African Wisdom TeachingsBorn in Mali, West Africa, and a member of the Minianka (Bamana) tribe, Yaya Diallo was raised in a culture that works, worships, lives, and breathes to the beat of the drum. The drum is the focal point of Yaya's life story and his link -- through the universal medium of music -- with the Western world. "The Healing Drum" traces Yaya's extraordinary cultural legacy, exploring the Minianka view of the human being and the cosmos relative to daily work, celebration, herbal medicine, dance, trance, initiation, and death. In the tradition of the Minianka, music is a remedy for both physical and psychological imbalances, harmonizing the forces of the visible and invisible worlds. With wit, intelligence, and the sure gift of a born storyteller, Yaya Diallo brings the tradition of his people to life. -- From publisher's description. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
BIRTH OF A FOOL | 13 |
FAMILY LIFE | 25 |
VILLAGE LIFE | 37 |
THE ELDERS | 44 |
KNOWLEDGE | 52 |
INITIATIONS AND SECRET SOCIETIES | 64 |
THE HEALING DRUM | 77 |
SCHOOL | 119 |
RITUALS AND CELEBRATIONS | 129 |
MUSIC AND HEALING | 141 |
TWO CULTURES | 172 |
THE HEALING DRUM TODAY | 193 |
PRONUNCIATION KEY AND GLOSSARY OF MINIANKA NAMES AND TERMS | 201 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 205 |
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INTRODUCTION | 79 |
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS | 86 |
THE MINIANKA MUSICIANS APPRENTICESHIP | 95 |
MUSIC WORK AND DANCE | 105 |
ABOUT THE AUTHORS | 212 |
THE HEALING DRUM AUDIO | |
Common terms and phrases
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