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Authors: Nana Abena Amoah-Ramey
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-07-27 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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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 an
Living the Hiplife
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Pages: 558
Authors: Jesse Weaver Shipley
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-01-28 - Publisher: Duke University Press

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Hiplife is a popular music genre in Ghana that mixes hip-hop beatmaking and rap with highlife music, proverbial speech, and Akan storytelling. In the 1990s, you
Culture and Customs of Ghana
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Pages: 246
Authors: Steven J. Salm
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-03-30 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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The decades of independence in Ghana have strengthened the idea of a national Ghanaian culture. The culture and customs of Ghana today are a product of diversit
Female Song Tradition and the Akan of Ghana
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Kwasi Ampene
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Nnwonkoro is a genre of women's song found among the Akan-speaking peoples of Ghana. It has become a hybrid musical form, incorporating songs and dance movement
A Companion to African History
Language: en
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Authors: William H. Worger
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Covers the history of the entire African continent, from prehistory to the present day A Companion to African History embraces the diverse regions, subject matt