..". a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature..." -- Research in African Literatures
"Anyone with theslightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre shouldimmediately rush out and buy this book." -- Leeds African StudiesBulletin
"A seminal contribution to the fields of performancestudies, cultural studies, and popular culture. " -- MargaretDrewal
"A fine book. The play texts are treasures." --Richard Bauman
African popular culture is an arena where thetensions and transformations of colonial and post-colonial society are played out, offering us a glimpse of the view from below in Africa. This book offers acomparative overview of the history, social context, and style of three major WestAfrican popular theatre genres: the concert party of Ghana, the concert party ofTogo, and the traveling popular theatre of western Nigeria.