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311 Ababio, Desmond, 187, 189 Aborigines’ Rights Protection Society, 70 Accra, 2, 4, 22, 24–26, 31–32, 39–43, 49–51, 56, 58–59, 61, 69–73, 75, 77–78, 81–82, 85, 87–89, 92–94, 96–97, 100–101, 105– 14, 117–19, 121, 124, 130, 133, 136, 141, 142, 146, 152, 157, 158, 160, 162, 169–71, 173, 175–76, 185, 187, 190, 195–97, 199–200, 201, 203, 207–208, 224–27; employment in, 5, 9, 71, 103–104, 116; police, 111, 166–68; residents, 11, 40, 42, 103, 113, 117, 125, 127, 138–40 Accra Arts Centre, 13, 171, 174, 176 Accra Orchestra, 82, 94–95, 107 Accra Rhythmic Orchestra, 82, 107 adulthood, 9–10, 21, 34–36, 53–54, 97–98, 122, 125, 128, 135, 152, 188–89, 194, 197, 202, 210–11, 213, 217, 221–22, 235n17. See also maturation; men, adult; women, adult Africa, 3, 5–6, 9, 17, 25, 148, 159, 166, 180, 182; African culture, 163, 176; East Africa, 46, 180; North Africa, 103; subSaharan , 1, 159, 181; West Africa, 1, 13, 38, 42, 48, 72, 103, 105, 109, 180–81, 199 African Personality, 149, 162–71, 172, 173–74, 176, 179, 181, 215 age, 8–10, 18, 22, 28, 33–36, 43, 50, 64, 68, 73, 114, 120, 130, 134, 140, 150, 183, 186, 195, 201, 210, 213, 230, 235n17 agency, 12, 22, 25, 55, 66, 78, 223. See also autonomy Akan, 7, 10, 15, 36–37, 72, 78, 147, 176–78, 214, 240n13 akrakyefoõ (educated gentlemen), 72, 75– 86, 88, 90–99, 111–12, 117, 229, 250n42 akrampa (Fante asafo company), 45–46 alcohol, 37, 44, 52, 55, 79, 92, 118, 124, 130, 137, 151, 153, 166, 197, 210, 217 Allotey, James, 118, 120, 130, 135, 144 Amakudzie, Benny, 120, 133–34, 145 Amonoo, Elizabeth, 126, 156, 164, 216 Ampadu, Nana Kwame, 19, 197, 200–201, 214, 273nn42–43, 273n49 Anyankor, Spike, 109, 169 Arts Council, 149, 170–71, 182; Arts Council of Ghana Law (1958), 170–71 Asante, 10, 33–35, 37–38, 239n5; Asante Youth Association, 155 authorities, 9–10, 13, 17–19, 33, 37–38, 43– 44, 60–61, 64, 66, 86, 145, 166, 214, 217, 221, 229, 240n11; city, 32, 46, 55, 58, 86, 97, 114, 239n4; family, 8, 126, 220; government , 8, 18, 138, 149, 151; local, 8, 32, 37, 39, 46–47, 64, 151–52; political, 6, 10, 141, 144, 171, 187, 214; state, 24, 50; traditional , 6, 8, 11, 28, 32, 38, 47, 59, 62–63, 66, 99, 110, 127. See also authority authority, 9, 11, 17, 28, 32, 35, 38–39, 60, 66, 68, 71, 88, 122, 145, 240n11; gendered, 66; generational, 19, 66, 125, 128, 138, 210, 220; political, 38, 60, 66, 111, 148–49, 181; traditional, 61, 63. See also authorities Index Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations. 312 Index autonomy: personal, 6, 9, 11–12, 22, 29, 43, 51, 53, 55, 98, 102, 106, 124, 130, 139, 146, 152, 157, 159, 180, 183, 186, 192–93, 197, 214, 229; sexual, 66, 97, 220. See also agency bandleaders, 94, 108, 179, 189, 199–200, 208–11 bands, 58, 67–68, 70, 76, 81, 86, 90–91, 94, 96, 105, 115, 116, 119, 127–29, 131, 153, 161, 170–71, 200, 202, 204–209, 211, 213–14, 222, 224–25, 227; brass, 15, 46–48, 50, 56, 87, 127, 156–57, 178, 187, 244n45, 245n75; castle, 44–45, 243n41; colonial, 40, 87; dance, 1, 14–17, 19, 21, 100–101, 107–10, 114, 118, 122, 132, 142, 147, 150, 156, 169, 172–76, 179–82, 186, 189, 192, 205–207, 209–10, 212, 215, 219, 226, 239n73, 250n33, 258n42, 258n46, 273n43; drum and fife, 15, 39, 44, 46, 94; guitar, 16, 247n99, 273n42; jazz, 106–107; marching, 15; military, 40, 46; popular, 37, 48, 187, 225; school, 187, 191. See also Accra Orchestra; Accra Rhythmic Orchestra; Black Beats; Gold Coast Police Band; Gold Coast Regimental Band; Joe Kelly’s Band; Koforidua Orchestra; Kumasi Trio; Messengers Dance Band; Ramblers Dance Band; The Tempos bandsmen, 5, 26, 30, 45–46, 82, 94–95, 153– 54, 169, 173–75, 185–86, 188, 190, 192–93, 195, 198, 200, 202, 204–206, 208–12, 222–23, 227, 229, 254n82 “big men,” 35–36, 47, 59, 131, 133, 204, 272n36 Black Beats, 100, 109, 132–33, 135–36, 142, 169, 189 Botsio, Kojo, 150–51 Brown, E. J. P., 74, 93 Burns...

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