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KOU CHIFUSA: MANDINKA - SOUNDSCAPE IN WEST AFRICA
(CHIFUSA, KOU). Chifusa, Kou, Mamady Keita & Yosuke Yamashita. Kyoto, JAPAN: Seigensha, Inc., 2000. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Illustrated Jacket. Music Photography Monograph. Fine/Fine. np (144pp), profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and Japanese. With a chronology. Published only in Japan, this is a beautiful survey of West African musicians and musical instruments by photographer Kou Chifusa. Taken primarily in Guinee, Senegal, and on Goree Island, these portraits truly convey a sense of the indigenous musics, and the joy of those performing them. A brand new, most handsome example of this uncommon item. 4-916094-36-0 Inventory Number: 005663