DRAMA / Indigenous

Paper · Semantic Scholar

Gomasta Prasad Saren is one of the most prominent poets, writers, and linguists of Santali language and literature. He emerged as an influential literary figure in the 1990s and made significant contributions to various branches of literature. His works include songs, poetry, drama, short stories, and translation literature, showcasing his creative versatility and intellectual depth. From the very beginning of his l…

Reference · Wikidata

scholarly article by Omotayo Oloruntoba-Oju published November 2013 in African Identities

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Fasasi Mobolaji Gaius, known as Da Emperor, is a Nigerian indigenous rapper, actor, and songwriter. He has family roots in Ogun State, Nigeria. He raps in his native language, Yoruba, and infuses Pidgin and English. Da Emperor has recorded songs with artists such as Gabriel Afolayan, Small Doctor, and Oritse Femi.

Book · DOAB

Speaking Our Selves brings together eight remarkable plays by women writers from the under-represented African countries of Tanzania, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Mali, Burundi, Benin, and Sudan, plus a play by award-winning Ugandan playwright and volume coeditor Asiimwe Kawe. Four of the plays are translated into English from Kiswahili, French, or Kirundi and French, while most of the plays preserve African indigenous lan…

Full text · Open Library

Responding to an increasing need for critical perspectives and methodologies, this collection traces the historical dimensions of Native North American drama through overviews of major developments, individual playwrights' perspectives, and in-depth critical analyses. Bringing together writers and scholars from the United States, Canada, and Europe, Indigenous North American Drama provides the first comprehensive ou…

Image · DPLA

Development institutions have in recent years realised the importance of indigenous culture as an important vehicle for communication. This has led to the creation of programmes in which local cultural forms have been "recruited" as the communication process for "selling" development strategies. The paper draws upon the author's experiences of theatre for primary health mobilisation and awareness in rural Malawi. Th…