| Author/Contributor(s): | Barber, Karin ; Collins, John ; Ricard, Alain |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Date: | 06/22/1997 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book. --Leeds African Studies Bulletin
A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. --Margaret Drewal
A fine book. The play texts are treasures. --Richard Bauman
African popular culture is an arena where the tensions and transformations of colonial and post-colonial society are played out, offering us a glimpse of the view from below in Africa. This book offers a comparative overview of the history, social context, and style of three major West African popular theatre genres: the concert party of Ghana, the concert party of Togo, and the traveling popular theatre of western Nigeria.