Female Song Tradition and the Akan of Ghana : The Creative Process in Nnwonkoro
by
Kwasi Ampene
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
SOAS Studies in Music
ISBN-10
0754631478
ISBN-13
9780754631477
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 9th, 2005
Print length
270 Pages
Weight
572 grams
Dimensions
24.20 x 16.40 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Theory of music & musicologyFolk & traditional music
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Nnwonkoro is a genre of women's song found among the Akan speaking peoples of Ghana. Based on extensive field work this book investigates the nature of composition in oral culture, together with issues such as the scope of the poetic imagination and the transformation process that accompany's modernisation.
Nnwonkoro is a genre of womens song found among the Akan-speaking peoples of Ghana. It has become a hybrid musical form, incorporating songs and dance movements based on traditional practices alongside others reflecting Christian influence. Nnwonkoro groups perform regularly at funerals, on state occasions, for entertainment, and even in church. In common with other Akan musical traditions, nnwonkoro is transmitted orally and aurally. Based on extensive fieldwork in the Asante and Bono Ahafo regions, and featuring many transcriptions of songs, this book investigates the nature of composition in oral culture, together with issues such as the scope of the poetic imagination and the transformation processes that accompany modernization. This study illuminates the musical style of nnwonkoro in a way which, it is hoped, will facilitate future comparative study of African songs. A CD recording is included.
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