Asante Court Music and Verbal Arts in Ghana is a comprehensive
portrait of Asante court musical arts. Weaving together historical
narratives with analyses of texts performed on drums, ivory
trumpets, and a cane flute, the book includes a critical assembly
of ancient song texts, the poetry of bards (kwadwom), and
referential poetry performed by members of the constabulary (apae).
The focus is on the intersections between lived experience, music,
and values, and refers to musical examples drawn from court
ceremonies, rituals, festivals, as well as casual performances
elicited in the course of fieldwork. For the Asante, the performing
arts are complex sites for recording and storing personal
experiences, and they have done so for centuries with remarkable
consistency and self-consciousness. This book draws on
archaeological, archival, historical, ethnographical and analytical
sources to craft a view of the Asante experience as manifested in
its musical and allied arts. Its goal is to privilege the voices of
the Asante and how they express their history, religious
philosophy, social values, economic, and political experiences
through the musical and allied arts. The author's theoretical
formulation includes the concept of value, referring to ideas,
worldview concepts, beliefs, and social relationships that inform
musical practices and choices in Asante.
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