Title: Hearing Sacred Sounds in Hindi Film Songs: Thoughts on the Mawlid in Tamale, Northern Ghana
Abstract: Abstract This contribution explores the role of Hindi film songs in the Mawlid in northern Ghana, where Tijani Muslims combine Islamic texts with Hindi film song melodies to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. It explores how and why Hindi film songs are used in the Mawlid performance each year.
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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