The Court Poet/Praise Singer in Wole Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman and Ola Rotimi's Ovonramwen Nogbaisi: a Critical Appraisal
Oral artists are a common sight in traditional African societies and were most prominent in old empires such as Oyo, Benin, Songhai and Mali. They also existed in the Zulu empire, northern Nigeria and among the Akan in Ghana. Their place is integral to the social and political well-being of t...
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Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Afrika Focus |
| Online Access: | http://shepard:8087/index.php/AF/article/view/11788 |