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Fiddling in West Africa: Touching the Spirit in Fulbe, Hausa and Dagbamba Cultures

Jacqueline Djedje Professor and Chair, Department of Ethnomusicology

Monday, February 23, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
10367 Bunche Hall (10th floor)
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA United States

Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje has been on the UCLA faculty since 1979.  She teaches theoretical area courses in African and African-American music and was director of an African-American vocal ensemble. Much of DjeDje's research has focused on performance practices as they relate to the one-string fiddle tradition in West Africa.  In recent years her research has extended to the study of fiddling in African-American culture and its inter-connections with Anglo-American music.  In addition, she has conducted investigations on African-American religious music.  She is particularly interested in how the dynamics of urban life give rise to change and other musical activity.  She has conducted fieldwork in several countries in West Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, and Senegal), Jamaica, California, and the southern United States (Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and Louisiana).

Cost: Free to the Public

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Sponsor(s): African Studies Center