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Female Highlife Performers in Ghana
Expression, Resistance, and Advocacy
- 191 pages
- English
- PDF
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About this book
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.
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Yes, you can access Female Highlife Performers in Ghana by Nana Abena Amoah-Ramey in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & African History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword: Learning from Well-Documented, Historical, and Ethnomusicological Research
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Inception of My Ideology
- 1. Evolution and Transformation of Highlife Musical Tradition in Ghana
- 2. “Her-Storical” Legacy
- 3. Resistance and Survival
- 4. Female Musical Compositions
- 5. The New Deal
- Conclusion: Future Research, Theoretical Queries, and Underpinnings
- Appendix 1: Ghana Travel Map
- Appendix 2: Samples of Ghana Cedi Currency
- Appendix 3: Loaded Highlife Musical Discs
- Appendix 4: Interview with Professor Kwabena Nketia
- Appendix 5: Interview Photos
- Appendix 6: Song Lyrics
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author