Eastern African popular songs : verbal art in states of transformation / by Aaron Louis Rosenberg

Author: Rosenberg, Aaron Louis
Published: Trenton, N.J. : Africa World Press, [2011]
Copyright Date: ©2011
Physical Description: 320 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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Contents

Eastern African popular songs in local and global contexts -- Strategies and successes in verbal art -- The literature of song -- Linguistic location and integrative discourse in eastern African verbal artistry -- The changing voice of eastern African verbal expression -- Paradigmatic themes in eastern African verbal art -- Form and aesthetics in eastern African popular songs.

Subject(s)

Popular music—Africa, East—History and criticism
Popular music—Social aspects—Africa, East
Music and literature—Africa, East

ISBN

9781592218561 (pbk.)
1592218563 (pbk.)
9781592218554 (hardback)
1592218555 (hardback)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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