Art and Life in Africa Project

Christopher Roy bibliography
Books and Articles on the Art of Burkina Faso
The Art of Burkina Faso by Christopher D. Roy
Signs and Symbols in African Art by Christopher D. Roy
Mossi Political Art: Figures for the Ruling Elite by Christopher D. Roy
Mossi Mask Styles as Documents of Mossi History by Christopher D. Roy
Do in Leaves and Wood Among the Bobo and the Bwa by Christopher D. Roy

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Photographs
Photographsof Burkina Faso from 1970-2004
African Pottery Forming and Firing
African pottery forming and firing techniques, images, text and video.
Smelting iron in Burkina Faso photos by Jacob Bamogo May, 2005 in FRENCH

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Music
Fulbe (Fulani) music from Dori, the Fulbe quartet Fantogo, directed by their lead singer, Yero singing the Fulbe farming song, December 10, 2004. Guitars, calebashes.Lead vocal Diallo Hamidou, flute Diko Amadou, narrative Gadyaga Boureima, vocal, Bouly Yacoba, guitar Diallo Amadou Boubakar, guitar Diko Boubakar.
Fulbe (Fulani) ensemble Fantogo, the Fulbe quartet Fantogo, directed by their lead singer, Yero (Diallo Hamidou) singing in Dori, December 10, 2004. Guitars, calebashes. Lead vocal Diallo Hamidou, flute Diko Amadou, narrative Gadyaga Boureima, vocal, Bouly Yacoba, guitar Diallo Amadou Boubakar, guitar Diko Boubakar.
Songs of Komo, SW Burkina, 2002 This is the music of the famous Komo masks of the Senufo and Bamana in western Burkina and eastern Mali. The clear human voice is the assistant to the mask, and the synthesized, kazoo-like voice is the mask itself. Recorded at the funeral of an elder of Komo in a small Senufo village in March, 2002 by Konomba (Christopher D. Roy).
Winiama drums and flutes, Ouri, 1984 The griots (musicians) of the Naniebon neighborhood in the village of Ouri play drums and flutes to accompany masks at a village purification ceremony.
Bwa balas, flutes and drums, Boni, 1984 The large plank masks of the village of Boni perform at an initiation to the music of Bwa balas (balaphones), wooden whistles, and long membranophones.
Dougoutigi Kone, bala, Ouagadougou, 2002 This very famous musician lives and works in Ouagadougou with his large family of young musicians. He has recorded numerous times, and actively seeks work playing for members of the community.
More of Dougoutigi Kone, bala, Ouagadougou, 2002 Dougoutigi is accompanied by his sons on balas and drums.
Nuna drum music, Tisse, 1985 Drums and flutes accompany the performances of masks in this small rural village during an initiation in 1985. As the mask approaches my microphone the music grows louder, and you can hear the mask performer's heavy breathing with exertion.
Lobi bala, Gaoua, 1984 A Lobi musician in the largest Lobi town plays the bala for a small group of invited guests. He is accompanied by drums and gourds.
Mossi drums, Ouagadougou, February, 2002 A group of four bendre or traditional Mossi drummers play large, spherical membranophones for an invited audience.
Bobo (Bobo-Fing) drums and flutes, Yegereso, 1984 Recorded in April, 1984 in a small Bobo town just north east of Bobo-Dioulasso. About twenty masks appeared for a funeral of three boys from the village who had been killed by a big cotton truck while riding their bicycles on the road toward Bobo-Dioulasso.

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Videos
Streaming Video Burkina and Ghana NEW
(If you do not have QuickTime Player, download it for free here http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qt/

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DVDs on African art by Christopher Roy:
From Iron Ore to Iron Hoe: Smelting Iron in Africa streaming trailer
African Art in Motion: The Masks of the Nuna People of Burkina Faso streaming trailer
Art as a Verb in Africa: The Masks of the Bwa Village of Boni streaming trailer
A Year in the Life of an African Family: The Bamogo Family of Burkina Faso
The Death of an African King: The Funeral of the Omanhene of Techiman
African Pottery Techniques
African Masks: Burkina Faso
African Weaving
Arts of Ghana
A Day in the Life of a Village in Africa
Drums of Africa:Talking Drums of Techiman
Brewing Millet Beer in Africa

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Techiman: City of Traditional Healers

West African Museums Program (WAMP)

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