Bradt Guide to Ivory Coast Book Launch and Lecture
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Dr Tom Sykes (Speaker), 11 Aug 2016
The launch of the very first full-length English language guidebook to Ivory Coast. The country is a stunner, from the cream-hued beaches of Assinie in the southeast to the crimson savannahs of the north to the awe-inspiring mountains of the west and a wealth of wildlife-rich national parks (500 bird species, chimps, crocs, hippos and even lions and elephants can be glimpsed). At weekends the nightspots of the largest city, Abidjan, boom with the sounds of home-grown musical genres like coupé-decalé and zouglou alongside US hip-hop, French free-form jazz and Latin American soca. If Ivory Coast’s music is the envy of Africa, its traditional art and craft scene is the envy of the world. In the north, jewellers, blacksmiths, weavers, potters and wood-carvers use ancient techniques to create unique artefacts. Aside from the usual practical information, the book includes reportage, interviews and political, historical and cultural analysis.
11 Aug 2016
Event
| Title | Bradt Guide to Ivory Coast Book Launch and Lecture |
|---|---|
| Period | 11/08/16 → 11/08/16 |
| Web address (URL) | |
| Location | Stanfords Bookshop |
| City | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Degree of recognition | National event |
Related information
Outputs
Chanting teens and talking drums - a thousand years of Ivorian music
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Ivory Coast: the Bradt travel guide
Research output: Book/Report › Book
The last Rastafarians
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Witte the White: a journey into Cote d'Ivoire's plantation country
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
ID: 5720797
