David W Ames
Biographic Data
| ID | 119417 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David W Ames |
| GIVEN NAMES | David W |
| FAMILY NAME | Ames |
| SIGNATURE | AMES D W |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Francisco State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1955 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
An Anthology of African Music. Nigeria III: Igbo Music
African Rhythm and African Sensibility. John Miller CHERNOFF
African Art in Motion
Kimkim: A Women's Musical Pot
African Music and Oral Data: A Catalogue of Field Recordings, 1902-1975
Essays on Music and History in Africa
Igbo and Hausa Musicians: A Comparative Examination
uch more is known about the structure of West African musics-i.e., the organization of sonorities, rhythms and the like-than is known about the performers of such music, despite the fact that it has long been recognized that musicians play an important part in the social life of West African societies. The following comparison of musicians among the Igbo of Obimo and the Hausa of Zaria illustrates and directs attention to the
Glossary of Hausa Music and Its Social Contexts
The richness, variety, and complexity of the culture of the Hausa city-states are illustrated in microcosm in Glossary of Hausa Music and Its Social Contexts, in which several hundred Hausa terms for music are collected. David W. Ames and Anthony V. King concentrate on the kingdoms of Zaria and Katsina, but include historically noteworthy terms from other areas. This compilation not only presents a technical glossary of musical instruments and so…
Taaken Sàmàarii: A Drum Language of Hausa Youth
IntroductionThis collaboration began when Ames and Gregersen met in Zaria, the capital of one of the old Hausa kingdoms in northern Nigeria. Gregersen, an anthropological linguist, was collecting material for a grammar of Hausa language, and Ames was making an anthropological study of the status and role of professional musicians
The Music of the Dan
Professionals and Amateurs: The Musicians of Zaria and Obimo
Manioc in Africa . William O. Jones
Belief in 'Witches' among the Rural Wolof of the Gambia
Opening ParagraphThe material for this paper was collected while making a general ethnographic study of the Wolof people in the Saloum districts of the Gambia and neighbouring Senegalese villages in 1950-1. The extraordinary concern of the Gambian Wolof with 'witches' soon became evident when discussing and observing many 'distinct' aspects of their way of life. The object of this paper is twofold: to describe not only emotional reactions to 'wit…
The Menominee Termination Crisis: Barriers in the Way of a Rapid Cultural Transition
Congress, the interested members of the general public, as well as some specialists, have had a tendency to emphasize natural resources in their approaches to the problems brought on by termination of federal supervision over the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. Under present law, December 31, 1960 is the latest date at which federal withdrawal can occur. There has been concern over the future of the magnificent trees on the Reservation—which…
The Dual Function of the "Little People" of the Forest in the Lives of the Wolof
HE belief in dwarflike creatures who inhabit the forest is widespread in West Africa, as throughout the rest of the world. Variously referred to by students of West African cultures as fairies, folk, bush-sprites, pygmies, and even as a kind of monkey or chimpanzee, they usually appear in discussions of magicoreligious practices.1 However, among the Wolof in the Gambia, the little people are more prominent in entertainment in folktales than in ma…
The Economic Base of Wolof Polygyny
The Use of a Transitional Cloth-Money Token among the Wolof1
Glossary of Hausa Music and Its Social Contexts
The richness, variety, and complexity of the culture of the Hausa city-states are illustrated in microcosm in Glossary of Hausa Music and Its Social Contexts, in which several hundred Hausa terms for music are collected. David W. Ames and Anthony V. King concentrate on the kingdoms of Zaria and Katsina, but include historically noteworthy terms from other areas. This compilation not only presents a technical glossary of musical instruments and so…
Belief in 'Witches' among the Rural Wolof of the Gambia
Opening ParagraphThe material for this paper was collected while making a general ethnographic study of the Wolof people in the Saloum districts of the Gambia and neighbouring Senegalese villages in 1950-1. The extraordinary concern of the Gambian Wolof with 'witches' soon became evident when discussing and observing many 'distinct' aspects of their way of life. The object of this paper is twofold: to describe not only emotional reactions to 'wit…
The Use of a Transitional Cloth-Money Token among the Wolof1
Igbo and Hausa Musicians: A Comparative Examination
uch more is known about the structure of West African musics-i.e., the organization of sonorities, rhythms and the like-than is known about the performers of such music, despite the fact that it has long been recognized that musicians play an important part in the social life of West African societies. The following comparison of musicians among the Igbo of Obimo and the Hausa of Zaria illustrates and directs attention to the
Taaken Sàmàarii: A Drum Language of Hausa Youth
IntroductionThis collaboration began when Ames and Gregersen met in Zaria, the capital of one of the old Hausa kingdoms in northern Nigeria. Gregersen, an anthropological linguist, was collecting material for a grammar of Hausa language, and Ames was making an anthropological study of the status and role of professional musicians
Professionals and Amateurs: The Musicians of Zaria and Obimo
African Rhythm and African Sensibility. John Miller CHERNOFF
Kimkim: A Women's Musical Pot
The Menominee Termination Crisis: Barriers in the Way of a Rapid Cultural Transition
Congress, the interested members of the general public, as well as some specialists, have had a tendency to emphasize natural resources in their approaches to the problems brought on by termination of federal supervision over the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. Under present law, December 31, 1960 is the latest date at which federal withdrawal can occur. There has been concern over the future of the magnificent trees on the Reservation—which…
The Dual Function of the "Little People" of the Forest in the Lives of the Wolof
HE belief in dwarflike creatures who inhabit the forest is widespread in West Africa, as throughout the rest of the world. Variously referred to by students of West African cultures as fairies, folk, bush-sprites, pygmies, and even as a kind of monkey or chimpanzee, they usually appear in discussions of magicoreligious practices.1 However, among the Wolof in the Gambia, the little people are more prominent in entertainment in folktales than in ma…
The Economic Base of Wolof Polygyny
The Use of a Transitional Cloth-Money Token among the Wolof1
The Dual Function of the "Little People" of the Forest in the Lives of the Wolof
HE belief in dwarflike creatures who inhabit the forest is widespread in West Africa, as throughout the rest of the world. Variously referred to by students of West African cultures as fairies, folk, bush-sprites, pygmies, and even as a kind of monkey or chimpanzee, they usually appear in discussions of magicoreligious practices.1 However, among the Wolof in the Gambia, the little people are more prominent in entertainment in folktales than in ma…
Belief in 'Witches' among the Rural Wolof of the Gambia
Opening ParagraphThe material for this paper was collected while making a general ethnographic study of the Wolof people in the Saloum districts of the Gambia and neighbouring Senegalese villages in 1950-1. The extraordinary concern of the Gambian Wolof with 'witches' soon became evident when discussing and observing many 'distinct' aspects of their way of life. The object of this paper is twofold: to describe not only emotional reactions to 'wit…
The Menominee Termination Crisis: Barriers in the Way of a Rapid Cultural Transition
Congress, the interested members of the general public, as well as some specialists, have had a tendency to emphasize natural resources in their approaches to the problems brought on by termination of federal supervision over the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. Under present law, December 31, 1960 is the latest date at which federal withdrawal can occur. There has been concern over the future of the magnificent trees on the Reservation—which…
Manioc in Africa . William O. Jones
Professionals and Amateurs: The Musicians of Zaria and Obimo
The Music of the Dan
Taaken Sàmàarii: A Drum Language of Hausa Youth
IntroductionThis collaboration began when Ames and Gregersen met in Zaria, the capital of one of the old Hausa kingdoms in northern Nigeria. Gregersen, an anthropological linguist, was collecting material for a grammar of Hausa language, and Ames was making an anthropological study of the status and role of professional musicians
Glossary of Hausa Music and Its Social Contexts
The richness, variety, and complexity of the culture of the Hausa city-states are illustrated in microcosm in Glossary of Hausa Music and Its Social Contexts, in which several hundred Hausa terms for music are collected. David W. Ames and Anthony V. King concentrate on the kingdoms of Zaria and Katsina, but include historically noteworthy terms from other areas. This compilation not only presents a technical glossary of musical instruments and so…
Essays on Music and History in Africa
Igbo and Hausa Musicians: A Comparative Examination
uch more is known about the structure of West African musics-i.e., the organization of sonorities, rhythms and the like-than is known about the performers of such music, despite the fact that it has long been recognized that musicians play an important part in the social life of West African societies. The following comparison of musicians among the Igbo of Obimo and the Hausa of Zaria illustrates and directs attention to the
African Music and Oral Data: A Catalogue of Field Recordings, 1902-1975
Kimkim: A Women's Musical Pot
African Art in Motion
African Rhythm and African Sensibility. John Miller CHERNOFF
An Anthology of African Music. Nigeria III: Igbo Music
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