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“She’s Like Our Own Lata Mangeshkar”: The Playback Singers of Tamale, Northern Ghana

Submitted by Katie Young on April 26, 2019 - 2:33am

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In the city of Tamale, northern Ghana, Dagbani language popular music can be heard in taxis, on people’s mobile phones, and in the central market.

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