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Funeral dirges of the Akan peopleBook 1969 • Nketia, J. H. Kwabena
Akan • Africa > Western Africa
This study is a comprehensive account of Akan dirges collected in the field from informants and recorded during funerals. The author, Nketia classifies dirges into four basic forms and analyse...