Changes in performance styles: a case study of Muheme, a musical tradition of the Wagogo of Dodoma, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMapana, Kedmon Elisha
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-15T14:16:36Z
dc.date.available2016-08-15T14:16:36Z
dc.date.issued2007-08-09
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at the following link http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13696810701485942en_US
dc.description.abstractOn 13 February 2005, I attended a concert of Wagogo music performed in the Anglican Church in Chamwino village in the Dodoma region of central Tanzania. Twenty music groups participated in this concert with six of these groups performing the popular Wagogo muheme. It was clearly observed that the way this muheme music tradition was performed in the church, was quite different from the muheme performances during Wagogo girls' initiation rituals, which I have had the opportunity to witness at various times in the past. This realization prompted interest in the transition, and the resultant change of muheme performance styles as a Wagogo tradition, interest that led to the present paper. The basic argument of this paper is that music tradition of muheme is a ‘living tradition’, one that changes due to different influences, some from within the culture, some foreign to the culture, and some brought about by historical events such as the decline of female circumcision practices. This paper investigates the transition of a ritual music tradition, muheme, through a secular form of the same tradition that has ultimately led to a church-employed usage of the tradition. It will note, specifically, changes in performance styles and the factors that led to the change of the muheme tradition.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMapana, K. (2007). Changes in performance styles: A case study of muheme, a musical tradition of the Wagogo of Dodoma, Tanzania. Journal of African Cultural Studies, 9 (1) 81-93.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13696810701485942
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3513
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectMuheme Musicen_US
dc.subjectGogo Tribeen_US
dc.subjectDodomaen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleChanges in performance styles: a case study of Muheme, a musical tradition of the Wagogo of Dodoma, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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