..". a ground-breaking contribution to the field of African literature... " -Research in African Literatures

"Anyone with the slightest interest in West African cultures, performance or theatre should immediately rush out and buy this book." -Leeds African Studies Bulletin

"A seminal contribution to the fields of performance studies, cultural studies, and popular culture. " -Margaret Drewal

"A fine book. The play texts are treasures." -Richard Bauman

African popular culture is an arena where the tensions and transformations of colonial and post-colonial society are...