http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237216 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:42:45 GMT 2013-05-25T11:42:45Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237491 Title: Song: Making flour Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: In this inteview Luisa Nativi performs and translates a number of songs and tales of the Karamojong (Uganda) Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237491 2008-08-31T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237490 Title: I rather die than marrying this man Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: In this inteview Luisa Nativi performs and translates a song about a woman complaning for marrying a man whom she did not want to marry (Karamojong, Uganda) Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237490 2008-08-31T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237489 Title: The Hare and the King’s Daughter Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: In this inteview Luisa Nativi performs and translates a tale about the intelligent Hare (Karamojong, Uganda) Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237489 2008-08-31T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237488 Title: Songs Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: In this fragment Dr. Datey-Kumodzie performs a number of songs related to the Hogbetsotso festival and Ewe migration stories. The songs are translated by Dr. Datey-Kumodzie in the interview, according to his thesis and his manuscript Hu-Yehweh, The Eternal Wisdom of Africa. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237488 2007-11-01T00:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237487 Title: Self presentation Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: At the beginning of the interview, the interviewee made it clear that he was a repository of a very special, secret knowledge that no other researcher could reveal and that he was worried about “people tapping and stealing” his knowledge. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237487 2007-11-01T00:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237486 Title: Hogbetsotso festival and migration stories Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: In this fragment Dr. Datey-Kumodzie recollects the historical migration of the Ewes and offers songs related to the festival. The organization of the Hogbetsotso festival is presented and interpreted as well as the dance and song enacting the migration stories Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237486 2007-11-01T00:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237485 Title: Épopée de Soundjata Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: Deux thèmes de l’épopée de Soundjata qui sont typiques pour la version de Kéla: l’histoire de la libération de Nagana Tiriba par l’ancêtre des Diabaté, et l’histoire de l’achat des chevaux dans le pays de ‘Kajorè’ par l’ancêtre des Diawara. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237485 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237484 Title: Kyaso Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: Ngoma (a Swahili word which literally means ‘drum’) are happenings during which music, dance and song act together to realize performances related to the most important rites of the Swahili communities’ cycle of social life. All the ngoma performances reproduced here are ‘planned performances’ which means that they were not recorded during the rituals to which they belong. They were recorded in order to complete a PhD research which was based on contemporary times. Thu, 31 Jul 2003 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237484 2003-07-31T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237483 Title: Ndege we Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: Ngoma (a Swahili word which literally means ‘drum’) are happenings during which music, dance and song act together to realize performances related to the most important rites of the Swahili communities’ cycle of social life. All the ngoma performances reproduced here are ‘planned performances’ which means that they were not recorded during the rituals to which they belong. They were recorded in order to complete a PhD research which was based on contemporary times. Sat, 31 May 2003 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237483 2003-05-31T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237482 Title: Kunguiya and Kilua Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: Ngoma (a Swahili word which literally means ‘drum’) are happenings during which music, dance and song act together to realize performances related to the most important rites of the Swahili communities’ cycle of social life. All the ngoma performances reproduced here are ‘planned performances’ which means that they were not recorded during the rituals to which they belong. They were recorded in order to complete a PhD research which was based on contemporary times. Fri, 06 Aug 2004 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237482 2004-08-06T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237481 Title: Chikocha Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: Ngoma (a Swahili word which literally means ‘drum’) are happenings during which music, dance and song act together to realize performances related to the most important rites of the Swahili communities’ cycle of social life. All the ngoma performances reproduced here are ‘planned performances’ which means that they were not recorded during the rituals to which they belong. They were recorded in order to complete a PhD research which was based on contemporary times Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237481 2004-08-31T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237480 Title: Kijiti Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: The Swahili song Kijiti, whose text was composed by the famous taarab artist Siti binti Saad (1898-1950) to express her anger about the abuses committed against women that often remained unpunished. It is performed by the udi player Said Nassor and the old taarab singer Bi Kidude. Sat, 06 Jul 2002 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237480 2002-07-06T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237479 Title: Waridi lisilo miba Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: The song Waridi lisilo miba (both lyrics and music) was composed in 1960 by Seif Selim, a member of the taarab club Akhwan Safaa and a great artist. It was performed by Hussein bin Ali and the orchestra of the Zanzibari Taarab’s National Group (Kikundi cha Taifa cha Taarab). Fri, 12 Jul 2002 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237479 2002-07-12T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237478 Title: Jealous Twins Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: This tale treats competition within the family and, in particular, betrayal among brothers. It explores the contradiction inherent in peer-relationships within the family: siblings from the same mother/parentage (here epitomized by twins) are expected to feel the strongest bond and to take care of each other and their family, but at the same time each brother has to assert himself individually. Tue, 31 May 2005 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237478 2005-05-31T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237477 Title: Headless Crabs Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: This aetiological narrative establishes the crab’s origin and its moral significance for the present. Narrated to children, it is a cautionary story that suggests identification — to be averted — between the audience and the ‘young crab’ character that he does not know how to handle correctly when relationship with and feelings for his bosom friend are involved. Tue, 31 May 2005 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237477 2005-05-31T23:00:00Z http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237476 Title: Documenting Karamojong Oral Culture in Hamburg Authors: Merolla, Daniela Abstract: The Verba Africana series publishes video recording of African verbal arts on CDRom's, DVD’s and the Internet. This series responds to the increasing need for new electronic tools that integrate the written and audio-visual materials for research, teaching and learning of African languages and oral literatures. The video recording of oral genres, such as poems, songs and tales, is integrated into the presentation of relevant aspects (language, form, content, performance, literary, social and historical context). The videos and the accompanying material (short information and full articles) allow researchers and the interested public to approach oral literary productions as ‘total event’. Description: Interview with Luisa Nativi. In this inteview Luisa Nativi performs and translates a number of songs and tales of the Karamojong (Uganda) Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk:80/handle/1810/237476 2008-08-31T23:00:00Z