1st Edition
Baakisimba Gender in the Music and Dance of the Baganda People of Uganda
By Sylvia Antonia Nannyonga-Tamusuza
Copyright 2005
316 Pages
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316 Pages
34 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
314 Pages
34 B/W Illustrations
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Originally a royal court dance, baakisimba asserted the authority of the king as the head of Baganda society. After the abolition of kingship in 1967, baakisimba dance began to be performed in other contexts, with women sometimes playing the accompanying drums-traditionally a man's role-and with men occasionally performing the dance.Sylivia Nannyonga-Tamusuza argues that the music and dance of the... Read more
ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionC hapter One: Gender Construction in BugandaChapter Two: Baakisimba Performance ContextsChapter Three: Engoma Za Baakisimba: The Gendered DrumsChapter Four: Baakisimba: The Women's DanceSummary and ConclusionAppendicesNotesGlossaryBibliogr aphyIndex
Biography
Sylvia Nannyonga-Tamusuza is a lecturer in the Music Department at Makerere University, Uganda. She has published several essays on gender, music, and dance. Her research interests also include children's music and musical competitions.
