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Awasa

Suriname

L’awassa (ou awasa), est un genre musical de la communauté Bushinengue en Guyane et au Suriname

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L’awassa (ou awasa), est un genre musical de la communauté Bushinengue en Guyane et au Suriname

01 · What it is
Music

Vocal, percussive, or instrumental sound tradition carried by community performers.

02 · Where & name
Suriname

Placed on record in Suriname.

03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed)

Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.

04 · Proof & reuse
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Chapter Takeaways
OriginesL’awasa est une danse traditionnelle du peuple Bushinenge.
BibliographieCorinna Campbell, « Moving Beyond Words: Awasa and Apinti in a Suriname Maroon Communicative Matrix », Latin American Literary Review, vol.
Documentaires[vidéo] « Awassa, la danse traditionnelle bushinengué » [vidéo] « Cottica Territory is Now Only in Memory by Tolin Alexander (SURINAME); Reports from Other Continents », à 3:55 (consulté le 25 avril 2024)
Articles connexesDanse de Guyane Musique guyanaise Portail des musiques du monde Portail de la danse Portail de la Guyane Portail du Suriname
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What is Awasa in plain words?

L’awassa (ou awasa), est un genre musical de la communauté Bushinengue en Guyane et au Suriname

Where is Awasa practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Awasa in Suriname.

What is the current condition of Awasa today?

□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.

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The tradition & historical record

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L’awassa (ou awasa), est un genre musical de la communauté Bushinengue en Guyane et au Suriname 1

Origines

L’awasa est une danse traditionnelle du peuple Bushinenge. 1

Bibliographie

Corinna Campbell, « Moving Beyond Words: Awasa and Apinti in a Suriname Maroon Communicative Matrix », Latin American Literary Review, vol. 51, no 102,‎ 15 avril 2024 (ISSN 2330-135X, DOI 10.26824/lalr.437, lire en ligne) Apollinaire Anakesa Kululuka, Musiques et chants traditionnels Busikondé Sama de Guyane, 2008 (HAL hal-01969640, lire en ligne) 1

Documentaires

[vidéo] « Awassa, la danse traditionnelle bushinengué » [vidéo] « Cottica Territory is Now Only in Memory by Tolin Alexander (SURINAME); Reports from Other Continents », à 3:55 (consulté le 25 avril 2024) 1

Articles connexes

Danse de Guyane Musique guyanaise Portail des musiques du monde Portail de la danse Portail de la Guyane Portail du Suriname 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Awasa (danse)”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

Awasa is Surinamese dance, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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[1]Wikipedia: Awasa (danse) · encyclopedia
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