Dave Kobrenski

Broschiertes Buch

Drawing on Culture: An Artist's West Africa Travelogue

Beschreibung

In Drawing on Culture, artist and ethnomusicologist Dave Kobrenski takes the reader on an artistic voyage into the heart of West Africa. More than 30 artworks, done on location while traveling through villages along the Niger River in Guinea, are compiled here alongside his own field notes and essays. Together, they provide a glimpse into the lives and culture of a people maintaining their ancient traditions, even as the modern world encroaches.

Autor

Dave Kobrenski is an artist, musician, and writer who has a hard time refusing a good adventure. His numerous other artistic and creative projects are heavily influenced by a love for all things beautiful and cultural. Between 2001 and 2016, Dave traveled extensively in West Africa to study traditional music with master musicians such as Famoudou Konaté, Sayon Camara, Nansady Keïta, and other musicians of the region. When in Guinea, he continues his studies of the Fula flute (tambin) with a master of the Malinké flute tradition, Lanciné Condé. Dave performs throughout the northeast U.S. with the Donkilo! Afro Funk Orkestra, 7oddSeven, Sayon Camara & Landaya, and various other groups. He plays the Fula flute, the kamale ngoni (a 10-string Mande harp), and djembé. Dave currently resides in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where he continues to hone his artistic skills as well as pursue his studies in anthropology and ethnomusicology. Dave is also the author of the book Djoliba Crossing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: BLACK BEAR MOON
• Seitenzahl: 116
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 172mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 388g
• ISBN-13: 9780982668931
• ISBN-10: 0982668937
• Artikelnr.: 63055616