Journal of
Music and Dance

  • Abbreviation: J. Music Dance
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2360-8579
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMD
  • Start Year: 2011
  • Published Articles: 23

Full Length Research Paper

Cultural suppression of female gender in Nigeria: Implications of Igbo females’ songs

Ebele V. Ojukwu
  • Ebele V. Ojukwu
  • Department of Music, Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
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Eunice U. Ibekwe
  • Eunice U. Ibekwe
  • Department of Music, Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 19 December 2019
  •  Accepted: 02 March 2020
  •  Published: 30 June 2020

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