Dancing an Open Africanity: Playing with “Tradition” and Identity in the Spreading of Sabar in Europe

This paper describes one of the constructions of African identity that occur through the spreading of sabar in European cities. Basing on a multi-sited fieldwork between Dakar, France and Switzerland, this paper traces the local roots and transnational routes of this Senegalese dance and music perfo...

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Main Author: Aterianus-Owanga Alice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2019-01-01
Series:Open Cultural Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2019-0030