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The epic of "Son-Jara" (also known as "Sunjata" or "Sundiata") celebrates
the exploits of the legendary founder of the Empire of Old Mali and is still
widely recited among Mandekan-speaking peoples of West Africa today. As
performed by griots, or professional bards, it embodies deeply rooted aspects
of Mande cosmology and worldview. This edition of the epic presents the full,
linear Mandekan text side by side with John William Johnson's important English
translation. Fully annotated and explained, the text provides historical and
contextual frameworks for understanding this African epic. A complete
recitation of the epic by Jeli fa-Digi Sisoko recorded in the town of Kita,
Mali, is sold separately. The epic of "Son-Jara" celebrates the exploits of the legendary founder of
the Empire of Old Mali and is still widely recited among Mandekan-speaking
peoples of West Africa today.
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Son-Jara: The Mande Epic
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