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Women's Songs from West Africa

Book: English. Bibliographic reference
Title
Women's Songs from West Africa
Publication
Bloomington ; Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2013
Subjects
Jeli / Griot ; West Africa
Other authors
Hale, Thomas A. ; Sidikou, Aissata G.
Physical description
352
Type of material
Book
ISBN / ISSN
978-0-253-01017-9
Exploring the origins, organization, subject matter, and performance contexts of singers and singing, Women's Songs from West Africa expands our understanding of the world of women in West Africa and their complex and subtle roles as verbal artists. Covering Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and beyond, the essays attest to the importance of women’s contributions to the most widespread form of verbal art in Africa.