Asante Darkwa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4176853 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Asante Darkwa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Asante |
| FAMILY NAME | Darkwa |
| SIGNATURE | DARKWA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nairobi |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sengenya dance music
Sengenya is a ceremonial dance of the Digo who live in Kwale District at the Coast province of Kenya. The Digo are one of the nine Bantu groups of coastal people — the Giriama, Duruma, Wachonyi, and others — who form the Mji Kenda cluster (of people). Like many traditional dances in the Digo area, Sengenya is performed by men, women and girlsjoined together in formally institutionalised social groups, with officers, by-laws, etc. Sengenya is perf…
More Than Drumming
Culture and communication
In traditional African societies, song and dance are used as an avenue for praise, blame, for social criticism and commentary and for inciting people besides their use for entertainment and for marking different occasions through the life cycle
The Marakwets and Keiyo in Music
The Music of Africa
The Marakwets and Keiyo in Music
Sengenya dance music
Sengenya is a ceremonial dance of the Digo who live in Kwale District at the Coast province of Kenya. The Digo are one of the nine Bantu groups of coastal people — the Giriama, Duruma, Wachonyi, and others — who form the Mji Kenda cluster (of people). Like many traditional dances in the Digo area, Sengenya is performed by men, women and girlsjoined together in formally institutionalised social groups, with officers, by-laws, etc. Sengenya is perf…
The Music of Africa
The Marakwets and Keiyo in Music
More Than Drumming
Culture and communication
In traditional African societies, song and dance are used as an avenue for praise, blame, for social criticism and commentary and for inciting people besides their use for entertainment and for marking different occasions through the life cycle
Sengenya dance music
Sengenya is a ceremonial dance of the Digo who live in Kwale District at the Coast province of Kenya. The Digo are one of the nine Bantu groups of coastal people — the Giriama, Duruma, Wachonyi, and others — who form the Mji Kenda cluster (of people). Like many traditional dances in the Digo area, Sengenya is performed by men, women and girlsjoined together in formally institutionalised social groups, with officers, by-laws, etc. Sengenya is perf…
Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Diverse Musicological Studies (3 works) · Music History and Culture (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Dance (2 works) · Entertainment (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · African history and culture studies (1 works)