Böcker av Harold Courlander

17 stories make up this unique collection of folktales brought to life by illustrations throughout the text.

One of the first and finest studies of African American folk music, this thorough, well-researched volume offers a perceptive history and analysis of spirituals, ballads, blues, jazz, and other genres.

The heroic legends decribed here, re-create the events and annals of the kingdom of Segu and of the Bambara tribe that formed a series of important city-states along the Niger River during the 17th century.

From the author of A Treasury of African Folklore -a classic collection of African oral tradition and lore from the Western hemisphere, now beautifully repackaged