Muslim Women Sing Hausa Popular Song
by [Mack, Beverly B.]
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Description
In Muslim Women Sing, Beverly B. Mack shows Muslim women in northern Nigeria actively involved in creative activity. Although most of the songs and oral poetry are performed for female audiences only, some are performed for mixed groups, and typically men of the household are permitted to listen as women sing and recite songs and poems that reflect their contemporary social and cultural concerns. Themes such as women's roles in society, women and Islam, history, politics, AIDS prevention, child care, and hygiene form an integral part of their repertoire. Descriptive portraits of the singers interspersed between chapters reveal how they have learned to compose or play instruments and expand on sources of their creative energies.
Product Details
- Indiana University Press Brand
- Dec 6, 2004 Pub Date:
- 9780253025494 ISBN-13:
- 0253025494 ISBN-10:
- English Language
- 9.21 in * 0.71 in * 6.14 in Dimensions:
- 2 lb Weight:
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