L'Histoire des Bandjougousi d'après Djèmory Kouyaté de Nyagassola (Guinée) [French]

By Jan Jansen, Esger Duintjer, Mountaga Diarra

Ce volume pr sente un r cit oral par le griot c l br Dj mory Kouyat de Nyagassola (actuelle Guin e). Il traite de la fa on dont on se souvient de l' poque qui relie la fondation de la soci t mandingue par Soundiata jusqu' aujourd'hui. Les r cits oraux sur cette poque sont rares car ils exigent du narrateur une compr hension avanc e de l'histoire r gionale et des relations entre les lign es dirigeantes concurrentes.
Le griot c l br , Dj mory Kouyat (d c d en 2019), a r alis ce r cit Nar na (Mali actuel), offrant ainsi un aper u unique des strat gies de narration et des comp tences diplomatiques des griots, car le r cit de Dj mory peut tre compar certains de ses enregistrements ant rieurs r alis s Nyagassola, une ville gouvern e par une lign e rivale des Bandjougousi de Nar na. L'Histoire des Bandjougousi est donc une source importante d'historiographie ouest-africaine.

This volume features an oral account by the acclaimed griot Dj mory Kouyat from Nyagassola (present-day Guin e). It deals with the way the era that bridges the foundation of their society by Sunjata to their present-day society, called Manding, is remembered. Oral accounts on this era are rare as they demand from the narrator an advanced understanding of regional history and the relationships between competing ruling lineages.
The acclaimed griot Dj mory Kouyat (d. 2019) performed this account in Nar na (present-day Mali), thus offering a unique insight into griots' storytelling strategies and diplomatic skills, because Dj mory's account can be compared with earlier recordings of him made in Nyagassola, a town ruled by a rival lineage to the Bandjougousi from Nar na. L'Histoire des Bandjougousi is therefore an important source for West African historiography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 9004446893
• ISBN13: 9789004446892
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"