IDENTITIES IN GREATER SENEGAMBIA AND BEYOND: Interdisciplinary Approaches through History and Music in Dialogue
SOAS - VERNON SQUARE CAMPUS, ROOM V111 - 24–26 JUNE 2015, 10am-8pm
CONVENED BY DR LUCY DURAN (SOAS) AND DR TOBY GREEN (KLC) Centre of African Studies, Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4370 SOAS University of London Email: [email protected] Supported by: Thornhaugh Street Russel Square London WC1H 0XG https://bit.ly/senegambia ‘IDENTITIES IN GREATER SENEGAMBIA AND BEYOND: Directed and edited by Ely Rosenblum (Cambridge University. Courtesy of the Singing INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES THROUGH Storytellers Public Outreach Program, Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities HISTORY AND MUSIC IN DIALOGUE’ Research Council of Canada) SOAS (Vernon Square Campus room V111) Cherif Keita and Lassana Diabate will be available to answer questions afterwards 2.45pm: Urbanization and Rural lives; Land as a Spiritual Value WEDNESDAY 24TH JUNE 10 AM - 5.30 PM Assan Sarr -TBC-(Ohio State University), David Conrad (Mande Studies Association), Hassoum Ceesay (National Centre for Arts and Culture (Gambia)/University of the 10am: Welcome, Lucy Duran and Toby Green Gambia), Manecas Costa (Guinea Bissau-Portugal) Chair: Richard Black (SOAS) 10.15 -12.15am: Music, History and Identity Boubakar Barry (IFAN/Université Cheikh Anta Diop), Peter Mark (Wesleyan 5.30 - 8pm: Practitioners’ workshop (musical presentations and interaction) University), Lassana Diabate (Mali) Manecas Costa, Lassana Diabate, Tony Dudu (Guinea Bissau-UK), Daniel Jatta, Chairs: Lucy Duran (SOAS) & Toby Green (KCL) Nakany Kante, Karim Mbaye Chair: Patricia Tang 12.45pm: Depart for British Library 8pm: Close 1.30 - 2.30pm: Preview talk on forthcoming BL exhibition (opening in October 2015): ‘West Africa: word, symbol, song’ with exhibition curators Janet Topp-Fargion & Marion Wallace FRIDAY 26TH JUNE 10.15 AM – 6 PM
3.15pm: Transmission of Knowledge; Death and Renewal 10.15am: Kinship, Lineage, and Representation; Musical and Material Culture Daniel Jatta (The Gambia-Sweden-UK), Patricia Tang (Massachusetts Institute of Crossings Technology), Karim Mbaye (Senegal-UK), Toby Green (KCL) Ferdinand de Jong (University of East Anglia), Lucy Duran (SOAS), Ibrahima Seck Chair: Bala Saho (Oklahoma University) (IFAN/Whitney Plantation Heritage Museum), Kadialy Kouyate (Senegal-SOAS) Chair: Peter Mark 5.30pm: Close THURSDAY 25TH JUNE 10.15 AM – 8 PM 12.45-2.30 Lunch 10.15am: Religion and Youth 1 - 2.15 pm: Screening of film: Kásuumaay: an experience of peace in Casamance Marloes Janson (SOAS), José Lingna Nafafe (Bristol University), -52 mins- GESA(Universitat de Barcelona) and ICIP (International Catalan Institute Nakany Kante (Guinea-Spain) for Peace), 2014. With an introduction by Director Jordi Tomàs Chair: Toby Green (KCL) 2.30 pm: Language, Politics, and Memory 12.45 - 2.45pm: Lunch Sidiya Jatta (The Gambia), Bala Saho (Oklahoma University), Tal Tamari (Institut des Mondes Africaines/CNRS) 1 - 2 pm: Screening of video: ‘The Sunjata story’ (25 mins) Chair: Boubakar Barry (IFAN/Université Cheikh Anta Diop) Footage of a unique specially commissioned concert performance of Sunjata, featuring Hawa Kasse Mady Diabate (vocals), Lassana Diabate (balafon), and 5pm: Closing session, led by Lucy Duran and Toby Green Cherif Keita (English narration).
Conference organisers: Dr Lucy Duran (SOAS), Dr Toby Green (KCL) - Sponsored by the British Academy and the African Studies Association of the UK