Muslim women sing

Indiana University Press

2004

xii, 302 p.

African expressive cultures

9780253345042

The singers and their world. Every woman sings-Profile 1: Hauwa Gwaram, Hausa poet. The song is poetry's domain: tradition and Islam-Profile 2. Hajiya ʼYar Shehu, Hausa poet. Performing artists: poets and singers-Profile 3. Maizargadi, praise singer in the royal court of Kano. Metaphor-Profile 4. Hajiya Faji and Hauwa Mai Duala, Hausa singer. The social function of Hausa women's creativity-Profile 5. Barmani Maimanu Choge and Binta Katsina, Hausa singers. Oral and written Hausa poetry -Songs and poems.

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