Browsing Department of Performing Arts by Author "James, Isabirye"
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Indigenous music learning in contemporary contexts: nurturing learner identity, agency, and passion
James, Isabirye (Research Studies in Music Education, 2021)I studied the revival project that involved teaching and (re)learning of a nearly extinct music tradition of the Basoga people from Uganda, to find out what might be learnt about and from those learning processes, and ... -
Namadu drum music and dance as mediation of healing rituals among the Bagwere people of Uganda
James, Isabirye (Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-03)This article reports on a study that investigated the Namadu healing ritual of the Bagwere people of Uganda. The ritual involves drumming, singing and dancing, as well as sacrificing chicks, birds and animals towards gaining ... -
Reclaiming indigenous epistemes entenga drums revival at Kyambogo University
James, Isabirye (Routledge, 2022)Across the African continent, college student activists have long fought to decolonise African institutions. Reflecting ongoing Western colonisation, however, Indigenous African languages, thought, and structures remain ...