Female highlife performers in Ghana: expression, resistance, and advocacy
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 me...
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| Summary: | 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. - Nana Abena Amoah-Ramey is adjunct assistant professor in the Department of African American and African diaspora studies at Indiana University. |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 172 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781498564663 |
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Foreword ix
A. B. Assensoh
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: The Inception of My Ideology:
Formations, Research Method, and Preamble 1
1 Evolution and Transformation of Highlife Musical Tradition
in Ghana 11
2 “Her-Storical” Legacy: Female Highlife Musicians in Ghana 23
3 Resistance and Survival: The Trailblazing Stories 41
4 Female Musical Compositions: She Advocates and I Analyze! 69
5 The New Deal: New Era of Contemporary Ghanaian Music:
From Globalization to Modernization 87
Conclusion: Future Research, Theoretical Queries, and
Underpinnings 103
Appendix 1: Ghana Travel Map 107
Appendix 2: Samples of Ghana Cedi Currency 109
Appendix 3: Loaded Highlife Musical Discs 111
Appendix 4: Interview with Professor Kwabena Nketia 113
Appendix 5: Interview Photos 119
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Contents
Appendix 6: Song Lyrics 127
Glossary 155
Bibliography 157
Index 165
About the Author 171
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