Banning Eyre
Biographic Data
| ID | 3737492 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Banning Eyre |
| GIVEN NAMES | Banning |
| FAMILY NAME | Eyre |
| SIGNATURE | EYRE B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sona Jobarteh
Sona JobartehA Singular Figure among Today's African Artists Banning Eyre (bio) Sona Jobarteh, the first woman to achieve an international profile playing the kora, is a singular figure in the pantheon of twenty-first-century African artists. Read Banning Eyre's profile of her here and then go online to listen to a playlist of her music. Sona Jobarteh is celebrated as the first woman to achieve an international profile playing the twenty-one-stri…
Thomas Mapfumo and the polularization of Shona Mbira
The music of Thomas Mapfumo is frequently described as a pop adaptation of traditional mbira music, the ancient ceremonial performance art of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. While this is an oversimplification of Mapfumoâ€TMs varied repertoire, mbira is an important, perhaps the most important, aspect of the artistâ€TMs work. My book, Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe (2015) interweaves Zimbabwean history with the biograph…
Mande Music
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Mande Music
Thomas Mapfumo and the polularization of Shona Mbira
The music of Thomas Mapfumo is frequently described as a pop adaptation of traditional mbira music, the ancient ceremonial performance art of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. While this is an oversimplification of Mapfumoâ€TMs varied repertoire, mbira is an important, perhaps the most important, aspect of the artistâ€TMs work. My book, Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe (2015) interweaves Zimbabwean history with the biograph…
Sona Jobarteh
Sona JobartehA Singular Figure among Today's African Artists Banning Eyre (bio) Sona Jobarteh, the first woman to achieve an international profile playing the kora, is a singular figure in the pantheon of twenty-first-century African artists. Read Banning Eyre's profile of her here and then go online to listen to a playlist of her music. Sona Jobarteh is celebrated as the first woman to achieve an international profile playing the twenty-one-stri…
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