Muslim Women Sing: Hausa Popular Song

Contents

• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part 1. The Singers and Their World
• 1. "Every Woman Sings"
• Profile One: Hauwa Gwaram, Hausa Poet
• 2. "The Song Is Poetry's Domain": Tradition and Islam
• Profile Two: Hajiya Yar Shehu, Hausa Poet
• 3. Performing Artists: Poets and Singers
• Profile Three: Maizargadi, Praise Singer in the Royal Court of Kano
• 4. Metaphor
• Profile Four: Hajiya Faji and Hauwa Mai Duala, Hausa Singers
• 5. The Social Functions of Hausa Women's Creativity
• Profile Five: Barmani Maimuna Choge and Binta Katsina, Hausa Singers
• 6. Oral and Written Hausa Poetry
• Part 2: Songs and Poems
• Glossary
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index