Women's Songs from West Africa
- Editor: Hale, Thomas A.
- Editor: Sidikou, Aissata G.
This book is a valuable source of information for Africanists interested in the role played by women in the continuity of tradition in African culture. . . . Recommended —
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$63.25Contents
- Introduction
- Women's Songs and Singing in West Africa: New Perspectives
- Thomas A. Hale and Aissata G. Sidikou
- 1. Wolof Women Break the Taboo of Sex through Songs
- Marame Gueye
- 2. Jola Kanyalen Songs from the Casamance, Sengeal: From 'Tradition' to Globalization Kirsten Langeveld
- 3. Azna Deities in the Songs of Taguimba Bouzou: A Window on the Visible and Invisible
- Boube Namaiwa
- 4. Initiation and Funeral Songs from the Guro of Cote d'Ivoire
- Ariane Deluz
- 5. Praises Performances by Jalimusolu in The Gambia
- Marloes Janson
- 6. Music about Feminine Modernity in the Sahara
- Aline Tauzin
- 7. Songs by Wolof Women
- Luciana Penna-Diaw
- 8. A Heroic Performance by Siramori Diabate of Mali
- Brahima Camara and Jan Jansen
- 9. Women's Tattooing Songs from Kajoor, Senegal
- George Joseph
- 10. Drummed Poems by Songhay-Zarma Women of Niger
- Fatima Mounkaila
- 11. Space, Language, and Identity in the Palm Tree
- Aissata G. Sidikou
- 12. Bambara Women's Songs in Southern Mali
- Bah Diakite
- 13. Patriarchy in Songs and Poetry by Zarma Women
- Aissata Niandou
- 14. Muslim Hausa Women's Songs
- Beverly B. Mack
- 15. Lamentation and Politics in the Sahelian Song
- Thomas A. Hale
- 16. Transformations in Tuareg Tende Singing: Women's Voices and Local Feminisms
- Susan J. Rasmussen
- 17. Income Strategies of a Jelimuso in Mali and France
- Nienke Muurling
- Index
- List of Contributors
