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Yoruba oral tradition in Islamic Nigeria : a history of Dàdàkúàdá / Abdul-Rasheed Na'allah.
Van Pelt Library PL8823.5 .N36 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Na'Allah, Abdul Rasheed, author.
- Series:
- Global Africa ; 14.
- Global Africa ; 14
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folk songs, Yoruba--Nigeria--Ilorin.
- Folk songs, Yoruba.
- Folk songs, Yoruba--History and criticism.
- Folk songs, Yoruba--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Oral tradition--Nigeria--Ilorin.
- Oral tradition.
- Islam.
- Nigeria--Ilorin.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 151 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, OXon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
- Contents:
- Geography and culture of Ilorin
- Performance, poetry and oral traditions overview
- Developmental stages of Dàdàkúàdá
- Influence of Islam on Dàdàkúàdá
- Performance techniques
- Politics, partisanship and traditional oral poetry: an example of Odolaye Aremu
- Aremu Ose and performance topicality
- Aesthetic and didactic dimensions in Dàdàkúàdá
- Some Dàdàkúádá songs: Jaigbade Alao, Aremu Ose, Odolaye Aremu, Omoekee Amao, Karimu Isale Abata.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Naʼallah, Abdul Rasheed, author. Yoruba oral tradition in Islamic Nigeria
- ISBN:
- 9780367260323
- 0367260328
- OCLC:
- 1090861727
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