Dagara verbal art : an African tradition /

This book examines verbal art among the Dagara people of West Africa. It provides invaluable primary material for research, and does a close analysis of folktale narration, proverb usage, riddling, chanting of dirges and popular songs by male and female praise singers and xylophone music performance...

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Main Author:	Kyoore, Paschal B. Kyiiripuo (Paschal Baylon Kyiiripuo), 1957- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Peter Lang, [2018]
Series:	International folkloristics ; v. 12.
Subjects:	Dagaaba (African people) > Folklore. Dagaaba (African people) > Social life and customs. Tales > Ghana. Proverbs, Dagaare > Ghana. Riddles, Dagaare > Ghana. Folk songs > Ghana.