Women's songs from West Africa / edited by Thomas A. Hale and Aissata G. Sidikou.
| Other author | Hale, Thomas A. (Thomas Albert), 1942- |
| Other author | Sidikou, Aïssata G. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2014. |
| Description | 341 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : new perspectives on women's songs and singing in West Africa / Thomas A. Hale and Aissata G. Sidikou -- Wolof women break the taboo of sex through songs / Marame Gueye -- Jola kanyalen songs from the Casamance, Senegal : from "tradition" to globalization / Kirsten Langeveld -- Azna deities in the songs of Taguimba Bouzou : a window on the visible and invisible / Boubé Namaïwa -- Initiation and funeral songs from the Guro of Côte d'Ivoire / Ariane Deluz -- Praises performances by jalimusolu in the Gambia / Marloes Janson -- Saharan music : about a feminine modernity / Aline Tauzin -- Songs by Wolof women / Luciana Penna-Diaw -- A heroic performance by Siramori Diabaté in Mali / Brahima Camara and Jan Jansen -- Women's tattooing songs from Kajoor, Senegal / George Joseph -- Drummed poems by Songhay-Zarma women of Niger / Fatima Mounkaïla -- Space, language, and identity in the palm tree / Aissata G. Sidikou -- Bambara women's songs in southern Mali / Bah Diakité -- Patriarchy in songs and poetry by Zarma women / Aissata Niandou -- Muslim Hausa women's songs / Beverly B. Mack -- Lamentation and politics in the Sahelian song / Thomas A. Hale -- Transformations in Tuareg tende singing : women's voices and local feminisms / Susan J. Rasmussen -- Income strategies of a jelimuso in Mali and France / Nienke Muurling. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013012262 |
| ISBN | 9780253010179 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |