Abstract

MORAND, Katell. In the forest, music: between restlessness and intimacy feelings (Goğğam, Ethiopia). Etnográfica [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.3, pp.561-579. ISSN 0873-6561.

In the Ethiopian Highlands of Goğğam, the herders spend most of their time whistling, singing, and playing the flute. These forests are social marginal lands and music can be considered as a tool for controlling the “wild” but performing music appears risky, for the herder reveals his position to potential thieves. Music is therefore an act of bravery in an unfriendly environment, a moment of both solitude and vulnerability.

Keywords : Ethiopia; singing; forest; intimité; herder.

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