Mohamed H. Abdulaziz, Muyaka: 19th Century Swahili Popular Poetry, 1979

This article is dedicated to a classic of African Humanities entitled Muyaka: 19th Century Swahili Popular Poetry, by M. d Hassan Abdulaziz. The edition includes the entire collection of Muyaka’s verses, which are preserved in the Taylor Papers in the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies. . The comprehensiveness of the collection and the quality of the critical apparatus of this book have both made Abdulaziz’s volume a valuable reference for researchers in Swahili and African-language literature. Furthermore, the historical, cultural, and literary importance of the work makes it a classic within the history of humanities in Africa.