Contemporary Dimensions in Nigerian Musi
ebook ∣ A Festschrift for Arugha Aboyowa Ogisi
By Charles Aluede
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From ancient to contemporary times, music in the area known as Nigeria
has passed through different stages of transmutation. Primarily
transmitted through oral means has in the last century received
significant scholarly attention. Areas like folksong documentation,
ethno-organological studies, popular music studies and art music have
continued to feature in scholarly discourse. Societal dynamism allows
room for scholarly reassessment and evaluation of aspects of Nigerian
music; thus, reflecting change and continuity in the area. It is within
this cusp that this book looks at contemporary trajectories in Nigerian
music.