Question
You are in training to become a jèli, one of the highly-respected Manding griots who sing stories from the heyday of the Mali Empire and its successors. For 10 points each:
[10e] Your first kora piece, Kèlefa Ba, celebrates a warrior who died defending the Gabu Empire from one of these events. Usman dan Fodio waged one of these Islamic “holy wars” to found the Sokoto Caliphate.
ANSWER: jihads [or Fulbe jihads]
[10m] You have progressed enough to learn the “Hymn to the Bow,” which was sung by Balla Fasséké after Sundiata defeated Soumaoro Kanté at this battle to found the Mali Empire.
ANSWER: Battle of Kirina [or Kirina Kèle] (A Bàra Kala Tà, the “Hymn to the Bow,” is a bala piece but is commonly adapted to the kora.)
[10h] You are ready for the hardest piece in the kora repertoire: a fàsa, or “praise,” to this merchant class of Mali and Gabu. These followers of Suwarian Islam developed into a namesake ethnic group in Côte d’Ivoire (“KOTE div-WAHR”) and Burkina Faso.
ANSWER: julas [or dyulas; or jùlaw; accept Dioula people or Juula people; accept Jùla Fàsa]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Berkeley | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska | 01/27/2024 | Y | 6 | 11.67 | 100% | 17% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial | 01/27/2024 | Y | 8 | 11.25 | 100% | 13% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt | 01/27/2024 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT | 01/27/2024 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Liberty B (DII) | Maryland C (DII) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| UNC B (UG) | Maryland A (Grad) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |