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The Dance of Politics

Gender, Performance, and Democratization in Malawi

Lisa Gilman

How gender and class intersect in Malawi through women's roles as political praise performers

268 pages | 6 x 9 | 2 maps 2 figures 10 halftones

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Masters of the Sabar

Wolof Griot Percussionists of Senegal

Patricia Tang

A fascinating study of Senegalese masters of the sabar drum

224 pages | 6 x 9 | 22 figures, 15 halftones, 2 maps

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Sonic Spaces of the Karoo

The Sacred Music of a South African Coloured Community

Marie Jorritsma

A groundbreaking study of music in an ethnically marginalized South African community

224 pages | 6 x 9 | 14 figures, 8 halftones

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Sounding Off

Rhythm, Music, and Identity in West African and Caribbean Francophone Novels

Julie Huntington

Examining the author’s use of sound in novels to construct and negotiate identity

256 pages | 6 x 9

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