Baakisimba: Gender in the Music and Dance of the Baganda People of Uganda

by Sylvia Antonia Nannyonga-Tamusuza

Overview

Originally a royal court dance, baakisimba asserted the authority of the king as the head of Baganda society. After the abolition of kingship in 1967, baakisimba dance began to be performed in other contexts, with women sometimes playing the accompanying drums-traditionally a man's role-and with men occasionally performing the dance.Sylivia Nannyonga-Tamusuza argues that the music and dance of the Baganda people are not simply reflective of culture; baakisimba participates in the construction of social relations, and helps determine how these relations shape the performing arts. Integrating a study of foregrounds the conceptualization of gender as a time-specific cultural phenomenon. Illuminating the complex relationship between baakisimba and Baganda culture, this path breaking volume bridges the gaps in previous scholarship that integrates music and dance in ethnomusicological scholarship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135456597
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Series:	Current Research in Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertations
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	314
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Sylvia Nannyonga-Tamusuza is a lecturer in the Music Department at Makerere University, Uganda. She has published several essays on gender, music, and dance. Her research interests also include children's music and musical competitions.

Table of Contents

ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionC hapter One: Gender Construction in BugandaChapter Two: Baakisimba Performance ContextsChapter Three: Engoma Za Baakisimba: The Gendered DrumsChapter Four: Baakisimba: The Women's DanceSummary and ConclusionAppendicesNotesGlossaryBibliogr aphyIndex