Male praise-singers in Accra: In the company of women

Africa

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 581-600

  Pellow, Deborah ^a  

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EID: 0040745578     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1161109     Document Type: Article

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