Ghana Gospel - Book Out Now!

[Florian Carl]

Dear colleagues, 

I’m happy to announce the publication of my new book on Christian popular music in Ghana. 

The book has been published by Hildesheim University Press and the e-version is freely available: 

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Now available online (open access) and in print: 

Florian Carl

Ghana Gospel: Christian Popular Music, Ritual, and Media in Twenty-First Century West Africa

This book is the first monograph that examines gospel music in Ghana. Gospel music in Ghana combines elements of local traditions and global pop music. It plays an important role in the worship services of charismatic churches as well as in the everyday lives of Christian believers. In his ethnography, Carl investigates the performance and reception of gospel in a variety of contexts and demonstrates its significance in an age of digitization, economic liberalization, and cultural globalization.

You can access the free e-book-version via: 

https://hilpub.uni-hildesheim.de/entities/publication/a22793df-eff7-43b7-b74e-e421428810b1

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Warm regards,

Florian 

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Prof. Dr. Florian Carl
Fachbereich 2 | Musikethnologie
 
Folkwang Universität der Künste
Klemensborn 39
D-45239 Essen
Fon: +49 (0)201 4903-353

Büro: N 205

E-Mail: floria...@folkwang-uni.de

Zoom: https://folkwang-uni-de.zoom-x.de/j/3564189064

Recent book:

Carl, Florian. 2025. Ghana Gospel: Christian Popular Music, Ritual, and Media in Twenty-First Century West Africa. Universitätsverlag Hildesheim. 

https://hilpub.uni-hildesheim.de/handle/ubhi/17947