Marc Bonenberger

Broschiertes Buch

Religion, Polygamy and Social Status in the song "Ara Nba Da" by Theophilus Iwalokun

Beschreibung

Essay from the year 2008 in the subject History - Africa, grade: 1,0, University of Basel (Centre for African Studies), course: Popular Music as a Source for the Study of African History and Cultures: Recordings from Nigeria, 1954-1957, language: English, abstract: The song "Ara Nba Da" byTheophilus Iwalokun is part of the collection of popular music recorded between 1954 and 1957 in West Africa by the Union Trade Company of Basel. It belongs to the genre of Jùjú music, which is a Yoruba variant of the urban West African palmwine guitar tradition. The intention of this paper is not to do an ethnomusicological analysis but rather to approach the textual content concerning its explicit as well as implicit topics.

Autor

Marc Bonenberger is a public health expert at the Swiss Centre for International Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland. His current work focuses on research in the area of human resource development, specifically on attrition and retention of health workers in resource-poor settings. He is experienced in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Academically he is equipped with a PhD in Epidemiology and a Master in African Studies, both from the University of Basel.

Produktdetails

• Akademische Schriftenreihe V289082
• Verlag: GRIN Verlag
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 16
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 2mm
• Gewicht: 40g
• ISBN-13: 9783668282933
• ISBN-10: 3668282935
• Artikelnr.: 45995395