Abstract:Abstract:While salsa dance is popularly, and now globally, understood to be a symbol and expression of Latin identity, its adoption in non-Latin contexts has produced new meanings and cultural configurations. This is particularly the case in West Africa, where salsa is not only catching on among urban youth, but is becoming understood and approached from an African perspective. This article explores the ways in which salsa dance in Ghana serves as an innovative, embodied expression of a contemporary, pan-Afric… Show more
REMi Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales, 2019, 35 (3 & 4), pp. 63-83 10 Pour une analyse détaillée des liens entre pratique de la salsa et mémoire de la traite au Bénin, voir Kabir (2018) et Djebbari (2020).
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