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Book Title: Singing With The Dogon Prophet
Number of Pages: 262 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Singing with the Dogon Prophet
Publisher: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Subject: Ethnomusicology, Africa / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 0.8 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.6 Oz
Author: Atimè D. Saye, Walter E. A. Van Beek, Oumarou S. Ongoiba
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Music, Social Science, History
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
