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Women`s Songs from West Africa de Thomas A. Hale

Women`s Songs from West Africa

Autor Thomas A. Hale, Aissata G. Sidikou, Marame Gueye, Kirsten Langeveld, Boubé Namaïwa
en Limba Engleză Hardback – dec 2013
Exploring the origins, organization, subject matter, and performance contexts of singers and singing, Women's Songs from West Africa expands our understanding of the world of women in West Africa and their complex and subtle roles as verbal artists. Covering Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and beyond, the essays attest to the importance of women’s contributions to the most widespread form of verbal art in Africa.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253010179
ISBN-10: 0253010179
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 165 x 236 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.69 kg
Editura: Wiley

Cuprins

IntroductionWomen’s Songs and Singing in West Africa: New PerspectivesThomas A. Hale and Aissata G. Sidikou1. Wolof Women Break the Taboo of Sex through Songs Marame Gueye2. Jola Kanyalen Songs from the Casamance, Sengeal: From ‘Tradition’ to Globalization Kirsten Langeveld3. Azna Deities in the Songs of Taguimba Bouzou: A Window on the Visible and Invisible Boubé Namaïwa4. Initiation and Funeral Songs from the Guro of Côte d'IvoireAriane Deluz5. Praises Performances by Jalimusolu in The Gambia Marloes Janson6. Music about Feminine Modernity in the Sahara Aline Tauzin 7. Songs by Wolof Women Luciana Penna-Diaw 8. A Heroic Performance by Siramori Diabate of MaliBrahima Camara and Jan Jansen9. Women’s Tattooing Songs from Kajoor, SenegalGeorge Joseph10. Drummed Poems by Songhay-Zarma Women of NigerFatima Mounkaïla11. Space, Language, and Identity in the Palm TreeAissata G. Sidikou12. Bambara Women’s Songs in Southern MaliBah Diakité 13. Patriarchy in Songs and Poetry by Zarma WomenAissata Niandou14. Muslim Hausa Women’s SongsBeverly B. Mack 15. Lamentation and Politics in the Sahelian SongThomas A. Hale16. Transformations in Tuareg Tende Singing: Women’s Voices and Local FeminismsSusan J. Rasmussen17. Income Strategies of a Jelimuso in Mali and FranceNienke MuurlingIndexList of Contributors

Recenzii

"These essays validate the importance of women performers and the importance of the songs in articulating women's issues in the Sahel region of Africa today." —Mildred Mortimer, University of Colorado, Boulder
"These essays validate the importance of women performers and the importance of the songs in articulating women's issues in the Sahel region of Africa today." - Mildred Mortimer, University of Colorado, Boulder

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