Female Highlife Performers in Ghana

Expression, Resistance, and Advocacy

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-08-13
Mått153 x 220 x 10 mm
Vikt277 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor196
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
MedarbetareA.B. Assensoh
ISBN9781498564687

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Foreword by A.B. AssensohAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Inception of My Ideology, Formations: Research Method & PreambleChapter 1: Evolution and Transformation of Highlife Musical Tradition of GhanaChapter 2: “Her-Storical” Legacy: Female Highlife Musicians in GhanaChapter 3: Resistance and Survival: The Trailblazing StoriesChapter 4: Female Musical Compositions: She Advocates & I Analyze!Chapter 5: The New Deal: New Era of Contemporary Ghanaian Music: From Globalization to ModernizationChapter 6: Epilogue: Future Research & Theoretical Queries & UnderpinningsAppendix 1: Ghana Travel MapAppendix 2: Ghanaian CurrencyAppendix 3: Highlife TreeAppendix 4: Interview with Professor Kwabena NketiaAppendix 5: Interview PhotosAppendix 6: Song LyricsGlossaryBibliography

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.