The Heart of the Ngoni : heroes of the African kingdom of Segu /
by Harold Courlander with Ousmane Sako.
- 1st pbk. ed.
- Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 1994.
- vii, 178 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178) and glossary.
The dawning of Segu -- Ngolo Diara, who became a king of Segu -- Bassadjalan Zambele and the heroes of Kala -- Sokufo Seriba, a djeli of Segu -- Da Djera and Da Monzon against Samaniana Bassi -- Da Monzon against Chiaro Mamari -- Sekuruna Toto's proposal to Da Monzon -- The epic of Rakaridjan Kone, a hero of Segu -- In praise of Malamini Sinsani -- Diuladjan Biabi, a Soninke hero of Kiban -- Tuba's last effort against Kiban.
Heroic legends of Segu, an important city-state along the Niger River, recount tales of kings, warriors, and magicians.
0870239295 (pbk. : alk. paper)
94000236
Bambara (African people)--Folklore.
Soninke (African people)--Folklore.
Legends--Mali--Ségou (Region).
Tales--Mali--Ségou (Region)
Bambara (African people)--Folklore.
Soninke (African people)--Folklore.
Legends--Ségou (Mali : Region)
Folklore--Ségou (Mali : Region)
Ségou (Mali : Region)--History.
Ségou (Mali : Region)--History.
GR350.32.B3 / H47 1994
398.2/096623
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178) and glossary.
The dawning of Segu -- Ngolo Diara, who became a king of Segu -- Bassadjalan Zambele and the heroes of Kala -- Sokufo Seriba, a djeli of Segu -- Da Djera and Da Monzon against Samaniana Bassi -- Da Monzon against Chiaro Mamari -- Sekuruna Toto's proposal to Da Monzon -- The epic of Rakaridjan Kone, a hero of Segu -- In praise of Malamini Sinsani -- Diuladjan Biabi, a Soninke hero of Kiban -- Tuba's last effort against Kiban.
Heroic legends of Segu, an important city-state along the Niger River, recount tales of kings, warriors, and magicians.
0870239295 (pbk. : alk. paper)
94000236
Bambara (African people)--Folklore.
Soninke (African people)--Folklore.
Legends--Mali--Ségou (Region).
Tales--Mali--Ségou (Region)
Bambara (African people)--Folklore.
Soninke (African people)--Folklore.
Legends--Ségou (Mali : Region)
Folklore--Ségou (Mali : Region)
Ségou (Mali : Region)--History.
Ségou (Mali : Region)--History.
GR350.32.B3 / H47 1994
398.2/096623