Music and Dance Traditions of Ghana
History, Performance and Teaching
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:26th Sep '11
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The music and dance traditions of Ghana's four main ethnic groups are covered comprehensively in this book. It discusses concepts of music, dance and performance in general, and also goes into cultural perspectives, performance practices and the form and structure of 22 musical types or dance drumming ceremonies. As a guide to multicultural education, it provides teaching methods and components of curriculum development. Numerous photographs, maps, and musical scores generously illustrate the book.
“this is a list that is hard to match. This book is a boon to an already-popular subject, and will be greatly welcomed by anyone involved in African music and dance. Highly recommended”—Choice; “a specialist in African art, Younge provides other educators with more resource materials to enhance their intercultural teaching in a liberal studies program”—Reference & Research Book News; “outstanding”—The Journal of Pan African Studies.
ISBN: 9780786449927
Dimensions: 254mm x 178mm x 24mm
Weight: 821g
466 pages