Women's songs from West Africa

Abstract

Introduction Women's Songs and Singing in West Africa: New Perspectives Thomas A. Hale and Aissata G. Sidikou 1. Wolof Women Break the Taboo of Sex through Songs Marame Gueye 2. Jola Kanyalen Songs from the Casamance, Sengeal: From 'Tradition' to Globalization Kirsten Langeveld 3. Azna Deities in the Songs of Taguimba Bouzou: A Window on the Visible and Invisible Boube Namaiwa 4. Initiation and Funeral Songs from the Guro of Cote d'Ivoire Ariane Deluz 5. Praises Performances by Jalimusolu in The Gambia Marloes Janson 6. Music about Feminine Modernity in the Sahara Aline Tauzin 7. Songs by Wolof Women Luciana Penna-Diaw 8. A Heroic Performance by Siramori Diabate of Mali Brahima Camara and Jan Jansen 9. Women's Tattooing Songs from Kajoor, Senegal George Joseph 10. Drummed Poems by Songhay-Zarma Women of Niger Fatima Mounkaila 11. Space, Language, and Identity in the Palm Tree Aissata G. Sidikou 12. Bambara Women's Songs in Southern Mali Bah Diakite 13. Patriarchy in Songs and Poetry by Zarma Women Aissata Niandou 14. Muslim Hausa Women's Songs Beverly B. Mack 15. Lamentation and Politics in the Sahelian Song Thomas A. Hale 16. Transformations in Tuareg Tende Singing: Women's Voices and Local Feminisms Susan J. Rasmussen 17. Income Strategies of a Jelimuso in Mali and France Nienke Muurling Index List of Contributors