Promoting women empowerment through songs: Barmani Choge and her performances

This paper examines the oral performances of Hausa poet Hajiya Sa’adatu Barmani Choge (1945-2013). Her songs promoted the genre of music called Amada; music performed using calabash ensemble in northern Nigeria. Barmani has composed about 17 well known songs mostly targeting the female audience and...

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Main Author: Umma Aliyu Musa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UniorPress 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of African Languages and Literatures
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Online Access:http://www.serena.unina.it/index.php/jalalit/article/view/6735/7793