Mauretanien: Nouakchott & Chinguetti. 2015. BENKADI e.V. benkadi fóli serie I, Volume 9 (CD); benkadi fóli serie III, Volume 2 (DVD). Recorded by Edda Brandes and Petra Buda. Annotated by Edda Brandes. 32-page booklet with notes in German, French and English. German and French translation by Edda Brandes. English translation by Kelly McCormick. Colour photographs. CD, 14 tracks (52:44); DVD, 15 chapters (33:39). Recorded in Nouakchott and Chinguetti, Mauritania, in April 2015.


World Heritage Site: Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata

Publication Year: 2017

Publication Type: Article

Publication Identifier: WHE45C81E6BA8

Summary

The publication 'Mauretanien: Nouakchott & Chinguetti' (2015) offers a unique audiovisual documentation of traditional music from the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt, and Oualata in Mauritania. Recorded in April 2015 by Edda Brandes and Petra Buda, this work captures the cultural heritage through 14 tracks on CD (52:44) and 15 chapters on DVD (33:39), accompanied by a 32-page booklet with multilingual annotations. The publication provides a comprehensive insight into the musical traditions of these historic sites, preserving their sonic legacy for academic and general audiences alike.

Citation

Wiggins, T. (2017). Mauretanien: Nouakchott & Chinguetti. 2015. BENKADI e.V. benkadi fóli serie I, Volume 9 (CD); benkadi fóli serie III, Volume 2 (DVD). Recorded by Edda Brandes and Petra Buda. Annotated by Edda Brandes. 32-page booklet with notes in German, French and English. German and French translation by Edda Brandes. English translation by Kelly McCormick. Colour photographs. CD, 14 tracks (52:44); DVD, 15 chapters (33:39). Recorded in Nouakchott and Chinguetti, Mauritania, in April 2015. Yearbook for Traditional Music, 49, 178–179. https://doi.org/10.5921/yeartradmusi.49.2017.0178

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