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Paper short abstract:

The paper explores how females in Ghana contribute to (re)shaping gendered traditional cultural spaces, highlighting inputs from female master drummers in the creation of sustainable cultural entrepreneurship modules necessary for the achievement of cultural sustainability.

Paper long abstract:

Throughout centuries, the female body has been subjected to a set of fixed and biased rules that have prejudiced their being and most importantly impaired their agency to contributed to the development of traditional drumming in Ghana. This, however, appears to be changing looking at the performance of some women who have risen to the position of master drummers and the key impacts they have and continue to have within the space. Unfortunately, they have received less scholarly attention to expatiate their achievements and contributions to (re)shaping this cultural space. Relying on extensive participatory ethnographic fieldwork, pertinent literature, and relevant theories, I explored to understand how these women, through their lived experiences and accomplishments, had been (re)shaping discourse and narratives within this space. It came to light that these women were creating new spaces and practices which were causing subtle changes to existing gendered status quo within the traditional drumming landscape. They acknowledge their role as key partners in the construction of vibrant and sustainable cultural entrepreneurship modules necessary for the achievement of cultural sustainability in Ghana.