Female Highlife Performers in Ghana : Expression, Resistance, and Advocacy
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1498564682
ISBN-13
9781498564687
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Lexington Books
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 13th, 2020
Print length
196 Pages
Weight
296 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 23.00 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Theory of music & musicologyWorld musicAfrican historyGender studies: womenPolitics & government
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This book takes an ethnomusicological approach to demonstrate the historical importance of female performers of Highlife music in Ghana.
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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