Beta Foly
Experiments with Tradition and Technology in West Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20486104 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lukas Ligeti (0000-0001-6635-140X, 440 West 47th Street, #3D, New York, NY 10036, U.S.A., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 41-47 |
| Publication date | 2000-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leonardo Music Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-1215 • E-ISSN: 1531-4812 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/096112100570594 |
| OpenAlex | W2005566361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In 1994, together with several West African traditional musicians and German electronics expert Kurt Dahlke, the author founded the music ensemble Beta Foly, based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The group explores creative musical possibilities generated through the bringing together of different cultures and traditions, placing a strong emphasis on the use of both ancient African instruments and the most recent music technology. The members of Beta Foly compose and improvise eclectic, polymetric music, trying to combine styles in innovative ways in order to find new avenues for composition, ensemble interplay and cross-cultural understanding
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · German · Musical · Musical composition · Sociology · Visual arts · Diverse Musicological Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |