Juju: A Social History and Ethnography of an African Popular Music

by Christopher Alan Waterman

Now known internationally through the recordings of King Sunny Ade and others, juju music originated more than fifty years ago among the Yoruba of Nigeria. This history and ethnography of juju is the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226874656
• ISBN13: 9780226874654
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Greil Marcus meets Paul Berliner

This is a good study of Juju and an essential read for anyone who likes the genre. Those interested in international pop music will probably also find it worthwhile. I would have liked to see a little more analysis of the actual music, but that's really my only negative comment - and the chapter which breaks down a juju performance piece by piece is one of the finest works of ethnomusicology I've had the pleasure to read.