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Exploring the origins, organization, subject matter, and performance contexts of singers and singing, this book expands readers' 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, Nigeri...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Hale, Thomas A. (Thomas Albert), 1942- (Éditeur intellectuel), Sidikou, Aïssata G. (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2013.
Collection:African expressive cultures.
Sujets:
Music > Africa, West > History and criticism.
Women musicians > Africa, West.
West Africans > Music.
Musique > Afrique occidentale > Histoire et critique.
Musiciennes > Afrique occidentale.
Africains de l'Ouest > Musique.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Music
West Africans
Women musicians
West Africa
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Exploring the origins, organization, subject matter, and performance contexts of singers and singing, this book expands readers' 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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0253010217
9780253010216
9781299981584
1299981585

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