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Female Highlife Performers in Ghana
- Expression, Resistance, and Advocacy
Engelsk Paperback
Female Highlife Performers in Ghana
- Expression, Resistance, and Advocacy
Engelsk Paperback

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This book offers a detailed analysis of the history of female musicians in the Highlife music tradition of the Republic of Ghana, particularly the challenges and constraints these women faced and overcame. Highlife – a form of West African music infusing Ghana’s traditional Akan dance rhythms and melodies with European instruments and harmonies – grew in popularity throughout the 20th century and hit its peak in the 1970s and 1980s. Although women played significant roles in the evolution and survival of the genre, few of their contributions have been thoroughly explored or documented. Despite being disregarded and ignored in many spheres, female Highlife musicians thrived and became trailblazers in the Ghanaian music industry, making particularly vibrant contributions to Highlife music in the 1970s. This book presents the voices of female Highlife artists and documents the ideological transformations expressed through their musical works, exploring the challenges they confronted throughout their musical careers and their contributions to music and culture in Ghana.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
196
ISBN-13:
9781498564687
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1498564682
Udg. Dato:
15 sep 2020
Længde:
10mm
Bredde:
153mm
Højde:
220mm
Forlag:
Lexington Books
Oplagsdato:
15 sep 2020
Forfatter(e):
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