Asante Court Music and Verbal Arts in Ghana: The Porcupine and the Gold Stool - Paperback
Asante Court Music and Verbal Arts in Ghana: The Porcupine and the Gold Stool - Paperback
Description
by Kwasi Ampene (Author)
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Asante Court Music and Verbal Arts in Ghana is a comprehensive portrait of Asante court musical arts. Weaving together historical narratives with analyses of texts performed on drums, ivory trumpets and a cane flute, the book includes a critical assembly of ancient song texts.
Author Biography
Kwasi Ampene is Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Michigan (USA). He specializes in the rich musical traditions of the Akan people of Ghana, West Africa. He is author of Female Song Tradition and the Akan of Ghana (Ashgate); Engaging Modernity: Asante in the Twenty-First Century (Michigan Publishing); and the producer of the documentary film, Gone to the Village.
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