Women's Songs from West Africa
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- Synopsis
- Exploring the origins, organization, subject matter, and performance contexts of singers and singing, Women's Songs from West Africal expand understandings 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 attests to the importance of women's contributions to the most widespread form of verbal art in Africa.
- Copyright:
- 2014
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 256 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780253010216
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780253010179
- Publisher:
- Indiana University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 07/21/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Indiana University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies, Music
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Thomas A. Hale
- Edited by:
- Aissata G. Sidikou
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