Gavilan College &
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ResearchMy research in the California Community Colleges investigates the effects of decades of disinvestment from public education and solutions for building a more equitable and successful system for the California public and beyond. My recent research in Nigeria examines the negotiation of gender, Indigenous culture, and Islam through the lens of the Yorùbá popular musical genres of fújì and Islamic. My ethnography, Yorùbá Bàtá Goes Global: Artists, Culture Brokers, and Fans, documents how practitioners of bàtá--an over 600-year-old drumming, dancing, and singing tradition--have strategically recast themselves as traditional performers in a global market.
I have conducted research with performing artists in southwestern Nigeria for over 20 years and was granted an honorary chieftaincy title in Èrìn-Òṣun, recognizing decades of collaborative work within the community. |
Yorùbá Bàtá Goes Global:
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