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Female Highlife Performers in Ghana

Expression, Resistance, and Advocacy
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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.
Foreword by A.B. Assensoh Acknowledgments Introduction: The Inception of My Ideology, Formations: Research Method & Preamble Chapter 1: Evolution and Transformation of Highlife Musical Tradition of Ghana Chapter 2: "Her-Storical" Legacy: Female Highlife Musicians in Ghana Chapter 3: Resistance and Survival: The Trailblazing Stories Chapter 4: Female Musical Compositions: She Advocates & I Analyze! Chapter 5: The New Deal: New Era of Contemporary Ghanaian Music: From Globalization to Modernization Chapter 6: Epilogue: Future Research & Theoretical Queries & Underpinnings Appendix 1: Ghana Travel Map Appendix 2: Ghanaian Currency Appendix 3: Highlife Tree Appendix 4: Interview with Professor Kwabena Nketia Appendix 5: Interview Photos Appendix 6: Song Lyrics Glossary Bibliography
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