Interviews, Futa Toro (A-D), 1968-1969

File — Box: 8, Folder: 1-5

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Scope and Contents

This is my largest collection which served as an important basis for the dissertation and the resulting volume, Chiefs and Clerics: Abdul Bokar Kane and the History of Futa Toro (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1975). A small number of excerpts from the collection, with Pulaar transcription and English translation, were used to tell the “history” of Futa Toro in Moustapha Kane and David Robinson, The Islamic Regime of Fuuta Tooro. An Anthology of Oral Tradition Transcribed in Pulaar and Translated into English (Michigan State University, African Studies Center, 1984). My initial interviewing focused on the upper half of Futa, corresponding to the Department of Matam, while James Johnson (PhD, Wisconsin, 1974) worked on the lower river area corresponding to the Department of Podor. I subsequently did some interviewing in the Podor Department as well. Most informants were comfortable being recorded on cassette. The originals are in the Archives of Traditional Music (ATM) at Indiana University. Open reel copies were left at IFAN (see the remarks on CLAD below), the University of Dakar, but they have since disappeared. I also have open reel copies, made in Bloomington, Indiana, and they are offered in the collection here. I did not make transcriptions of the Pulaar. The translations usually contain 2 numbers in the upper left corner. The first is a number for CLAD, the Centre Linguistique Appliquée de Dakar, a French organization which was then housed at IFAN and in other parts of the university. CLAD was accessing collections at IFAN at the time (late 1960s) and was interested in African languages as well as the teaching of French. The second number, located further towards the center of the page, is my cassette numbering, in the order of interviewing. The open reels made in Bloomington should correspond to the cassette numbering. The translations are organized, however, by last name of the informant. The translations were made by several Haal-Pulaar that I worked with in Dakar, and especially Ibrahima Ly, a young Dakar man who hailed from a family of Salde, a town and former French post in the middle of Futa. They are not literal translations, and involve no transcriptions of the Pulaar. I think the quality in general is reliable. The translators name is given at the beginning of the typed copy, along with the subjects treated in the interview, the date, location and some other information. James Johnson and I published indexes as “Deux fonds d’histoire orale sur le Fouta Toro,” Bulletin de l’IFAN, series B, vol 31, no 1 (1969): 120-137; and “Supplément au Fonds Robinson d’histoire orale du Fouta Toro,” vol 32, no 3 (1970):767-769. A copy of the first offprint is in the first folder of Futa Toro (1968-69) texts. A copy of the second is in Supplement folder.

Dates

Creation: 1968-1969

Language of Materials

Mostly Pulaar; some French translations

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.

Extent

From the Collection: 16.2 Linear Feet (17 boxes) : 14 boxes 25 x 43 x 33 cm 3 boxes 27 x 40 x 13 cm

Additional Description

Arrangement

Box 8: Interviews: Texts

1. Futa Toro, 1968-69. French Translation Texts.

Agne, Baba Hamidou & Yaya Lamine Agne, Gaol, 8 Mar. 1968. Anne, Mamadou Moustapha, Thiès, 1 Sept. 1968. Anne, Thierno Aliou Yero Bal, N’Guidjilone, 8 Mar. 1968. Anne, Thierno Dahirou, N’Guidjilone, 9 Mar. and 11 Apr. 1968. Athie, Mamadou Elimane Rindiaw & Mokhtar Elimane Rindiaw & Athie Rindiaw, 5 Apr. ‘68. Ba, al-hajj Bokar, Kaedi, 5 Apr.1968. Ba, al-hajj Demba Bellal, Asnde Bella, 3 Mar. 1968. Ba, Demba Donde (Djeri), Gamadji Walo, 14 Apr. 1968. Ba, Diom Mamadou, Horé-Fondé, 4 Apr. 1968. Ba, al-hajj Konko Sire Diye, Toubatoul, 1 Sept. 1968. Ba, Thierno Amadou Bokar Alfa, Horé-Fondé, 17 Apr. 1968. Baladji, Histoire de, Horé-Fondé, 3 Feb. 1968. Boki Diave, Elements de l’histoire, unknown place, 1 Feb. 1968. Bokoum, Demba Diawando, Pikine Guedj Way, 6 Oct. 1968; Dakar, 13 Oct. & 10 Nov. 1968. Daf, Thierno Bokar, Seno Palel, 24 Apr. 1968. Dia, al-hadji Mamadou, Dakar, 2, 8, 15 June 1968; 13, 20 July 1968; 17 Aug. 1968. Diaw, Thierno Salif, Anyam Tiodaye, 4 Apr. 1968. Doucke, Thierno Salif Oumakala, Dakar, 28 Sept. 1968. Gaidio, Abdoulaye, Dakar, 19 Oct. 1968. Guisse, Bani, Horé-Fondé, 2 Mar. 1968; Anyam Siwol, 3 Mar. 1968. Guisse, Demba Mabo, Ganguel, 20 Apr. 1968. Haydara, Cherif Alassane and Cherif Amadou Haydara, Thilogne, 9 Apr. 1968. Ka, Sala Amadou; Mamadou Sire Dia; and Bani Guisse, Anyam Wouro Sire, 2 Mar. 1968. Kaédi, Histoire de, Kaédi, 6 Apr. 1968. Kane, Amadou Abdoul, Dabiya, 23 Jan. 1968. Kane, al-Hajj Ahmadou Siley, Kobbilo, 9 Mar. and 10 Apr. 1968. Kane, Bokar Elimane, Boki Diave, 22 Apr. 1968. Kane, Dialo Seydou, Dakar, 28 Sept. 1968. Kane, Elimane Daara, Dakar, 29 Sept. 1968. Kane, Fatimata Sire, Dakar, 14 Sept. 1968. Kane, Ma Diakhite Cissé, Anyam Siwol, 2 Mar., 3 Mar. and 4 Apr. 1968. Kane, Thierno Racine, Doundou, 8 Mar. 1968. Kane, Thierno Seydou, Matam, 29 Jan. and 30 Jan. 1968; Thilogne, 31 Jan. & 4 Mar. 1968; Thilogne, 17 Apr. 1968; Matam, 26 Jan. 1969 (last 2 interviews not cited in Bulletin). Kane, Thierno Seydou and Amadou Abdoul Kane, Dabiya, 17 Jan. 1969 (not cited in Bulletin). Ly, Amadou Kowaly, Diaba, 1 Feb. 1968. Ly, Amadou Tidjane Diam Ly, Dakar, 18 June 1968. Ly, Thierno Yaya, 29 Sept. 1968 (not cited in Bulletin). Matam, Elements de L’Histoire de, (avec Farba Boudi Gaye, Waranka Barka Diom Ba, Abdoussalam Ba, Hammedine Kane), [Matam], 13 Mar. 1968. M’Baye, Farba Amayel, Kaédi (Mauritania), 8 Mar. 1968. M’Bow, Thierno Pathé (aka Abderrahmane M’Bow de Belinayedi), Matam, 5 Mar. 1968. N’Diaye, Amadou Wendou Node (or Amadou Haba), Matam, 6 Mar., 7-8 and 23 Apr. 1968. N’Diaye, Hamady Sayande (of Séno Palel), Séno Palel, 25 Jan. 1969. N’Diaye, Saki (griot of the Sy of Boundou), Dakar, 3 Nov. 1968. N’Dongo, Alpha Abdoul Moctar, Dakar, 30 Oct. and 24 Nov. 1968. N’Dongo, Mokhtar, Dakar, 3 June 1968. Niang, Sega, N’Guidjilone, 7 Mar, 9 Mar. and 10 Apr. 1968. Sall, Abdoul Dieyal, Kaédi, 6 Apr. 1968. Sall, Thierno Sada, Dakar, 2 June 1968. Sam, El-Hadj Ismaila, Kanel, 22 Jan., 29 Jan., 12 Mar. and 25 Apr. 1968. Seck, Samba Bokar, Demba Hamady Dem and Samba Mamadou Sall, Semmé, 24 Apr. 1968. Sy, Amadou Hamadine, Diaba, 1 Feb. 1968. Sy, Thierno Yaya, Thilogne, 31 Jan. and 9 Apr. 1968. Sylla, Ibrahima Hadi (Thireno Sillanabe), Kaedi, 7 Apr. 1968. Talla, Sire Thierno, Sinthiou Bamambe, 24 Apr. 1968. Thiam, Ali Gaye, Matam, 21 Jan., 22 Jan., 23 Jan., 30 Jan. and 5 Mar. 1968. Thiam, Malal Kayor and Boubou Bodie Seck, Guédé, 16 Apr. 1968. Thioube, Ibrahima Seriba, Matam, 29 Oct 1967 (29 Jan. 1968 in Bulletin) & 11 Mar. 1968. Toure, al-hajj Iba, Bowel Sarr, and Ibrahima Seriba Thioube, Matam, 12 Mar. 1968. Wane, Biran Ahmadou Samba, Mboumba, 12 Apr. 1968. Wane, Mamadou Amadou Moctar, Mboumba, 12 Apr. 1968.

Futa Toro, 1969. Supplement. BA, Abdou Boury, Sokone, 1 Jan. 1969. BA, Thierno Amadou Bokar Alfa, Hore-Fondé, 22 Jan. 1969 (interview 2). BANE, Bokar Mamadou, Boki Diave, 13 Jan. 1969. DIA, Moussa Ali, Galoya, 14 Jan. 1969. DOUCKE, Aliou Oumakala, Diaba, 14 Jan. 1969. FALL, Demba Mamadou, Padalal, 24 Jan. 1969. GAIDIO, Kalidou Mamadou, Gababe, 18 Jan. 1969. KANE, Elimane Kana Oumar, M’Bolo, 15 Jan. 1969. KANE, Ma Diakhite Cisse, Anyam Siwol, 13-14 Jan. 1969. KANE, Thierno Seydou and Amadou Abdoul Kane, Dabiya, 17 Jan. 1969; Matam, 26 Jan. 1969. LY, Alhousseynou Boubou, Galoya, 15 Jan. 1969. LY, Mamadou Lamine, Salde, 28 Jan. 1969. LY, Rassoulou and Hamme Diabe Ly, Salde, 16 Jan. 1969. MBENGUE, Mamadou Ndiari, Horkadiere, 23 Jan. 1969. N’DIAYE, Isma Baidy (known as Gorgui Fayol), Nguidijilogne, 18 Jan. 1969. NIANG, Sega, Nguidijilogne, 18 Jan. 1969 (interview 5), 19 Jan. 1969 (interviews 6 and 7) and 20 Jan. 1969 (interview 8). SALL, Ali Dielaw, Matam, 21 Jan. 1969. SECK, Farba Idjiou, Nguidjilogne, 19 Jan. 1969. SOKO, al-hadji Bokar Malik Hamat Tabara (known as Doungourou Gawlo), Boki Diave, 13 Jan. 1969. SY, Samani, Bakel, 24 Jan. 1969. SY, Thierno Yaya, Thilogne, 27 Jan. 1969 (interview 3). THIAM, Ali Gaye, Matam, 21 Jan. 1969 (interview 6), 25 Jan. 1969 (interview 7). TOP, Birane Samba, Gollere, 29 Jan. 1969. WANE, Cheikh Gandel, Mboumba, 29 Jan. 1969.

TAPES – Open reel copies made from the original cassettes by the Archives of Traditional Music (Indiana University), which has cataloged the originals as “Senegal, Futa Toro and Dakar, Fulahs, 1968-1969.” Reels 1-45 in Box 8; Reels 36-92 in Box 9.