Browsing Department of Music & Theatre Studies by Author "Kaskon W Mindoti"
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The cultural marriage music of the Abaluhya: Song text as a mode of discourse
Kaskon W Mindoti (Centering on African practice in musical arts education. Edited by M. Mans. Cape Town: African Minds, 2006)In this chapter, I discuss how the indigenous marriage music of the Abaluhya takes a special role in relaying messages to the bridal couple. Through song, performers acquire special licence to use some text, which in ...