Negotiating Youth Identity in a Transnational Context in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOni, D.
dc.contributor.authorOmoniyi, T
dc.contributor.authorScheld, S
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-28T14:23:41Z
dc.date.available2022-09-28T14:23:41Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractRussell Potter’s concept of ‘resistance vernaculars’ () is evident in the style and lyrics of Lágbájá, a Nigerian musician who is currently popular among African youth at home and abroad. Youth identities based in Lágbájá’s music would appear to be a mere mimicry of US hip‐hop. We demonstrate that Lágbájá’s work is not an imitation of an American resistance vernacular, however. Lágbájá’s music emphasises themes of hybridity and global cultural diversity. His music provides Nigerian youth with a means to break into other worlds and markets, as well as a way to access that which is global. His music also complements efforts by Nigerian political leaders to facilitate an African renaissance. In this light, Lágbájá’s music is a complex form of a resistance vernacular. Potter’s concept is useful for considering the political dimensions to this music; however, it is limited for shedding light on Nigerian youth, their concerns and the role that popular youth music plays in the developing nation‐state. This discussion is based on interviews conducted with Lágbájá in 2005 and an analysis of his musical style and lyrics.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSelfen_US
dc.identifier.citationOmoniyi, T, Scheld, S & Oni, D (2009), Negotiating Youth Identity in a Transnational Context in Nigeria, Social Dynamics, 1 -18en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/11609
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledge Publishersen_US
dc.subjectRussell Potter’s concept of ‘resistance vernacularsen_US
dc.subjectAfrican youthen_US
dc.subjectcultural diversityen_US
dc.subjectAmerican resistance vernacularen_US
dc.subjectMusicen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGION::Aesthetic subjectsen_US
dc.titleNegotiating Youth Identity in a Transnational Context in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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