Introducing the development of West African popular music, this text begins with a discussion of the early Highlife bands. It then traces the growth and diversification of various popular musical styles, including comic opera, Dagomba Simpa folk, and the current Afro-beat and Juju.
- ISBN10 0894100750
- ISBN13 9780894100758
- Publish Date 31 December 1985
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 177
- Language English