The Creative Use of Themes in Contemporary Igbo Popular Music in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOsigwe, C.N
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-12T08:39:05Z
dc.date.available2019-03-12T08:39:05Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionJournal Articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractPopular music is an offshoot of several musical typologies which are indigenous or acculturated, incorporating both local and foreign elements. Most popular musical styles or genres in Nigerian music scene evolved through various contributions from musicians of diverse cultural sensibilities. Furthermore, the musical practices of the Igbo are seen through their social, religious and cultural lives as their music accompanies every stage of human and social development (childhood - adulthood - death). Igbo popular music, being a contemporary genre, depicts both the language and cultural elements of one of the major ethnic groups in Nigeria. The music has evolved owing to acculturation, economic factor, technology and globalisation. This articles attempts to appropriate musical theme - a borrowed concept from Western classical music - into the structural form of 19b 0 popular music vis-a-vis its vocal and instrumental elements. It effectively analysed selected songs of prominent Igbo artistes/ musicians and further established how these themes are creatively used in contemporary Igbo popular music. Three distinctive methods were deduced from the analysis - the antiphonal theme, instrumental theme and instrumental/ antiphonaltheme.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTertiary Trust Education Funden_US
dc.identifier.citationOsigwe, C.N (2014). The Creative Use of Themes in Contemporary Igbo Popular Music in Nigeria. Unilag Journal of Humanities, Vol.2(1), 186-2017p.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2408-5030
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/3941
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Lagos Press, Akokaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of lagos Journal;Vol.2(1)
dc.subjectMusical Typologiesen_US
dc.subjectSongsen_US
dc.subjectEthnic Groupsen_US
dc.titleThe Creative Use of Themes in Contemporary Igbo Popular Music in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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