Female highlife performers in Ghana : expression, resistance, and advocacy /

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This book takes an ethnomusicological approach to demonstrate the historical importance of female performers of Highlife music in Ghana.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Amoah-Ramey, Nana Abena (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2018]
Subjects:
Highlife (Music) > Ghana > History and criticism.
Women musicians > Ghana.
Popular music > Political aspects > Ghana > History.
Highlife (Musique) > Ghāna > Histoire et critique.
Musiciennes > Ghāna.
Musique populaire > Aspect politique > Ghāna > Histoire.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Highlife (Music)
Popular music > Political aspects
Women musicians
Ghana
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / A.B. Assensoh
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Inception of My Ideology, Formations: Research Method and Preamble
  • Evolution and transformation of highlife musical tradition
  • "Her-Storical" Legacy: Female Highlife Musicians in Ghana
  • Resistance and Survival: The Trailblazing Stories ; I Analyze!
  • The New Deal: New Era of Contemporary Ghanaian Music: From Globalization to Modernization
  • Conclusion: Future research : Theoretical Queries and Underpinnings
  • Appendix 1: Ghana Travel Map
  • Appendix 2: Ghanaian Currency
  • Appendix 3: Highlife Tree
  • Appendix 4: Interview with Professor Kwabena Nketia
  • Appendix 5: Interview Photos
  • Appendix 6: Song Lyrics
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography.

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