MUSIC EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: A HISTORICAL EXCURSION
Article in Press
The study examines and traces the historical background of music education in Nigeria; and discusses the role of Western music education in Nigeria. The study relied heavily on written documents, and interviews as a source of information in its approach/methodology. Written documents from the Encyclopedia, International Dictionary, books, articles, and papers presented at the learned Conferences were consulted on the...
Drumm?ng for soc?o-econom?c development: perspect?ves from Ghana and the Afr?can D?aspora
Article in Press
Drumming within African societies does not only exist as entertainment tool but it also provides avenues for people to access their indigenous knowledge bodies required for community and nation building. Although African knowledge bodies largely dwell in oral tradition and heavily embedded in cultural forms including music, dance, language and different forms of visual arts, the advent of colonialism and its impact have...
Article in Press
Many studies have established that music and dance performed multipurpose functions in Africa through the ages. This ranges from worship to recreation, entertainment, didactic and informative functions. However, little if any reflective perspective research has investigated the use of music and dance as a tool for national development or a part of the national strategy to solving problems relating to diplomatic issues. In...
A functionalist discourse of the indigenous dance theatre tradition in Africa
Article in Press
This paper from a participatory and critical perspectives, attempts a functionalist discourse investigation of the home-grown Africa dance tradition from a philosophical and sociological praxis. From an experiential vantage position, the thesis of the paper holds strongly that, as art forms, dances in Africa serve various functions; as catalysts for socio-political and economic transformation. Using Swange dance of the Tiv...
Sunni Muslims and the concept of dance in Dagboŋ
Article in Press
In the Tamale Metropolis of Dagboŋ in Northern Ghana, there is no mutual relationship between Sunni Muslims and traditional dance practitioners. This is because, music-making and dancing is regarded as haram (unacceptable) in the Sunni Muslim jurisprudence. To some extent, there are divergent interpretations among the various Muslim sects with regard to music-making and dancing in Islam. Whereas the Sunni disapprove of...
EMOTIVE IMPACT OF SONG IN ORAL NARRATIVE: AN INSIGHT INTO IGBO FOLK TALE
Article in Press
Oral literature or narrative is a characteristic feature of African culture in general and Igbo culture in particular. The lucidity of the narrative is dependent on the performer who formulates it in words on a specific occasion. This implies that what the actor or performer says most often is intuitive and dependent on the occasion. Folktale as an oral narrative genre is considered to be an imaginative (story) in prose...
Page 1 of 1, showing 6 records out of 6 total, starting on record 1, ending on 6
