Hearing Sacred Sounds in Hindi Film Songs: Thoughts on the Mawlid in Tamale, Northern Ghana

Katherine Young

doi:10.5325/jafrireli.5.2.0299

Hearing Sacred Sounds in Hindi Film Songs: Thoughts on the Mawlid in Tamale, Northern Ghana

Katherine Young

Department of Music

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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 [End Page 299] 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	299-308
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Africana Religions
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5325/jafrireli.5.2.0299
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2017

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