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16 Απρ 2020 · Highlife—West Africa’s pioneer popular music of the late colonial and independence periods—has mostly faded from popularity in 21st century Nigeria. However, highlife is alive and well in Edo State, 300 kilometers east of Lagos, and the center of the former Benin Empire.
In this article I draw on an ethnography of ethnic- based dance- band music and musicians among the Edo, a panethnic minority group in South-South Nigeria, to demonstrate how age-old indigenous music traditions are being revitalized and sustained through a continuous process of self-renewal, a pro -
Edo State has produced a wealth of musical talent that has significantly shaped the Nigerian music industry. From the legendary highlife of Sir Victor Uwaifo to the contemporary sounds of Rema and Teni, these artists have showcased the rich cultural heritage of Edo State on a global stage.
1 Ιουλ 2018 · This article further challenges this notion of rigidity and fixity by using a focused study of the Edo of Nigeria to demonstrate in very specific ways how dance bands are redefining traditional...
The music of Nigeria includes many kinds of folk and popular music.Little of the country's music history prior to European contact has been preserved, although bronze carvings dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries have been found depicting musicians and their instruments. [1] The country's most internationally renowned genres are Indigenous, Apala, Aurrebbe music, Rara music, Were music ...
Musical characteristics of Edo popular music Edo popular music tradition exists structurally and socially between Yoruba Highlife/ Juju in the south-west and Igbo Highlife in the south-east. Most songs begin with a guitar introduction, followed sometimes with horn phrases, verse and chorus.
At the age of eleven he came to Lagos for his education at King’s College, a school often referred to as the ‘Eton of Nigeria’ and where European music was taught. It was, however, in the Church that Samuel Akpabot received the most significant introduction to European music.
