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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- Female Highlife Performers in Ghana
- ISBN-10
- 1498564682
- Contributor
- A.B. Assensoh (Foreword by)
- Title
- Female Highlife Performers in Ghana
- Subtitle
- Expression, Resistance, and Advocacy
- EAN
- 9781498564687
- ISBN
- 9781498564687
- Genre
- Music Dance & Theatre
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Release Date
- 08/13/2020
- Release Year
- 2020
- Topic
- Law & Politics
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
ISBN-10
1498564682
ISBN-13
9781498564687
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12050377413
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
196 Pages
Publication Name
Female Highlife Performers in Ghana : Expression, Resistance, and Advocacy
Language
English
Subject
Africa / West, Ethnomusicology, Women's Studies, Genres & Styles / International, World / African
Publication Year
2020
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Music, Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
10.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
Female Highlife Performers in Ghana is a significant contribution to the scholarly study of female agency, resistance, empowerment, and liberation. Focusing on brave and remarkable women who blazed the trail from the 1960s to the current crop of female artists in the challenging landscape of the male-dominated music industry, Nana Amoah-Ramey weaves a tapestry of biographical narratives, song texts, and ethnographic descriptions onto the fabric of Ghana's socio-economic and political aspirations and nationhood. It is a must-read text that will animate discussions among students and scholars of African music as well as the general public., "Female Highlife Performers in Ghana is a significant contribution to the scholarly study of female agency, resistance, empowerment, and liberation. Focusing on brave and remarkable women who blazed the trail from the 1960s to the current crop of female artists in the challenging landscape of the male-dominated music industry, Nana Amoah-Ramey weaves a tapestry of biographical narratives, song texts, and ethnographic descriptions onto the fabric of Ghana's socio-economic and political aspirations and nationhood. It is a must-read text that will animate discussions among students and scholars of African music as well as the general public." --Kwasi Ampene, University of Michigan, author of Female Song Tradition and the Akan of Ghana: The Creative Process in Nnwonkoro "Dr. Amoah-Ramey's multi-disciplinary research has unraveled the enormous contributions of female Ghanaian Highlife music performers. Not only does the book give the historical and cultural overview of women's contribution to Ghanaian Highlife music performers, it also gives up-to-date insights of the new music genres they perform in Ghana today." --Habib Iddrisu, Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology and Dance, University of Oregon, Female Highlife Performers in Ghana is a significant contribution to the scholarly study of female agency, resistance, empowerment, and liberation. Focusing on brave and remarkable women who blazed the trail from the 1960s to the current crop of female artists in the challenging landscape of the male-dominated music industry, Nana Amoah-Ramey weaves a tapestry of biographical narratives, song texts, and ethnographic descriptions onto the fabric of Ghana'e(tm)s socio-economic and political aspirations and nationhood. It is a must-read text that will animate discussions among students and scholars of African music as well as the general public., Dr. Amoah-Ramey's multi-disciplinary research has unraveled the enormous contributions of female Ghanaian Highlife music performers. Not only does the book give the historical and cultural overview of women's contribution to Ghanaian Highlife music performers, it also gives up-to-date insights of the new music genres they perform in Ghana today., Dr. Amoah-Ramey'e(tm)s multi-disciplinary research has unraveled the enormous contributions of female Ghanaian Highlife music performers. Not only does the book give the historical and cultural overview of women'e(tm)s contribution to Ghanaian Highlife music performers, it also gives up-to-date insights of the new music genres they perform in Ghana today.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
781.6309667
Table Of Content
Foreword by A.B. Assensoh Acknowledgments Introduction: The Inception of My Ideology, Formations: Research Method & Preamble Chapter 1: Evolution and Transformation of Highlife Musical Tradition of Ghana Chapter 2: "Her-Storical" Legacy: Female Highlife Musicians in Ghana Chapter 3: Resistance and Survival: The Trailblazing Stories Chapter 4: Female Musical Compositions: She Advocates & I Analyze! Chapter 5: The New Deal: New Era of Contemporary Ghanaian Music: From Globalization to Modernization Chapter 6: Epilogue: Future Research & Theoretical Queries & Underpinnings Appendix 1: Ghana Travel Map Appendix 2: Ghanaian Currency Appendix 3: Highlife Tree Appendix 4: Interview with Professor Kwabena Nketia Appendix 5: Interview Photos Appendix 6: Song Lyrics Glossary Bibliography
Synopsis
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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