Alison Okuda
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 209208 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Alison Okuda |
| PRENOMES | Alison |
| SOBRENOME | Okuda |
| ASSINATURA | OKUDA A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Worcester State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9651-7407 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 4 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2017 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
The World of Funky Wanky Folks”
From the dominance of soul to the frenzy of funk, from psychedelic rock to the reggae beat, Ghana’s music scene was alive and burning bright during the 1970s. New genres may have left little space for highlife, but Ghanaian musicians fused old and new together and used their own creativity to make a dynamic music scene that offered dancers a catharsis to offset the country’s troubling economic and political situation. This piece explores musical …
Black Power, Raw Soul, and Race in Ghana
In the late 1960s, Ghanaians joined the global conversation about Black Power. Despite the absence of President Nkrumah and attempts to dampen local interest in radical political movements, young Ghanaian students, musicians, and audience members were well informed of the global implications of white supremacy. Okuda examines how Ghanaians expanded the legacy of Black Power into an African context, seizing opportunities to connect with African Am…
Performing Ghana
This article examines the politics of belonging for women in Ghana’s entertainment scene. As a result of instability while a series of different military and civilian leaders controlled the country between 1966 and 1979, Ghanaian women were scrutinized in local newspapers for actions that were deemed inappropriate, such as provocative dancing. Yet, these same Ghanaian journalists contradicted their own language and respectability ideals by celebr…
Building “A Home Away from Home”
In studies of twentieth-century Ghanaian popular music, writers have focused on changes to the genre of highlife. The temporal breadth of John Collins work on the influences of the African diaspora on Ghanaian music can be seen in his work on West Indian soldiers and their musical instruments in the nineteenth century Gold Coast and on tours by Louis Armstrong and other African American artists in the mid-twentieth century. Although several schol…
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Performing Ghana
This article examines the politics of belonging for women in Ghana’s entertainment scene. As a result of instability while a series of different military and civilian leaders controlled the country between 1966 and 1979, Ghanaian women were scrutinized in local newspapers for actions that were deemed inappropriate, such as provocative dancing. Yet, these same Ghanaian journalists contradicted their own language and respectability ideals by celebr…
Building “A Home Away from Home”
In studies of twentieth-century Ghanaian popular music, writers have focused on changes to the genre of highlife. The temporal breadth of John Collins work on the influences of the African diaspora on Ghanaian music can be seen in his work on West Indian soldiers and their musical instruments in the nineteenth century Gold Coast and on tours by Louis Armstrong and other African American artists in the mid-twentieth century. Although several schol…
Black Power, Raw Soul, and Race in Ghana
In the late 1960s, Ghanaians joined the global conversation about Black Power. Despite the absence of President Nkrumah and attempts to dampen local interest in radical political movements, young Ghanaian students, musicians, and audience members were well informed of the global implications of white supremacy. Okuda examines how Ghanaians expanded the legacy of Black Power into an African context, seizing opportunities to connect with African Am…
The World of Funky Wanky Folks”
From the dominance of soul to the frenzy of funk, from psychedelic rock to the reggae beat, Ghana’s music scene was alive and burning bright during the 1970s. New genres may have left little space for highlife, but Ghanaian musicians fused old and new together and used their own creativity to make a dynamic music scene that offered dancers a catharsis to offset the country’s troubling economic and political situation. This piece explores musical …
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