Female Highlife Performers in Ghana: Expression, Resistance, and Advocacy
- ISBN-10
- 1498564674
- ISBN-13
- 9781498564670
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-07-27
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Nana Abena Amoah-Ramey
Description
This book takes an ethnomusicological approach to demonstrate the historical importance of female performers of Highlife music in Ghana.
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