Jùjú : a social history and ethnography of an African popular music /

Jùjú : a social history and ethnography of an African popular music /

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Author / Creator:Waterman, Christopher Alan, 1954-
Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1990.
Description:xii, 277 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. (1 col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Chicago studies in ethnomusicology
Subject:
Juju music -- Nigeria -- History and criticism.
Yoruba (African people) -- Music -- History and criticism.
Songs, Yoruba -- Nigeria -- History and criticism.
Juju music.
Manners and customs.
Songs, Yoruba.
Yoruba (African people) -- Music.
Nigeria -- Social life and customs
Nigeria -- Ibadan.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1086924
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ISBN:0226874648 (alk. paper)
0226874656 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Technical Notes
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Sákárà, Asíkò, Highlife, and Palmwine: Lagosian Popular Music between the World Wars
  • 3. Early Jùjú Music (1932-1948)
  • 4. The Development of Modern Jùjú (1948-1982)
  • 5. The Social Organization and Contexts of Jùjú Performance in Ibadan
  • 6. The Aesthetics and Social Dynamics of Jùjú Performance at the Yoruba àríyá
  • 7. Jùjú Music and Inequality in Modern Yoruba Society
  • Appendix: Roster of Ibadan-Based Jùjú and Fuji Bands
  • Notes
  • Glossary of Yoruba Terms
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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