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Women in Nigerian Popular Music: Empowered Or Debased? Global Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Vol.3, No.5, pp.35-52, May 2015 Published by European Centre for Research Training and Development UK (www.eajournals.org) WOMEN IN NIGERIAN POPULAR MUSIC: EMPOWERED OR DEBASED? Ifeoma Vivian Dunu, Ph.D. Mass Communication Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. Gregory Obinna Ugbo, Mass Communication Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. ABSTRACT: This study using Survey and Focus Group Discussion sought to determine what the increasingly hypersexualised portrayals of women in popular music portend to the young Nigerian women through a critical analysis of Flavour’s musical lyrics. The result of the study shows the disparity and ambivalence in women’s perceptions of gender representations in popular culture. Their perceptions were diametrically polarized along the divides of healthy sexualized self-expression resulting in empowerment and co-optation to perform resulting in exploitation and debasement. We conclude by observing that women's disposition and interpretation to popular music seems to be largely contingent upon diverse complex interacting factors hence women resentments in the face of offensive portrayals are subsumed in these ideological cultural productions thereby presenting them as accomplices in their own debasement through their relishing of the music. KEYWORDS: Nigerian Popular Music; Women’s Perception; Empowerment; Debasement INTRODUCTION The prevalence of hypersexualised representations and negative images of women presented in popular music, which are closely linked to cultural views of masculinity seem in recent times to have become dominant and magnified in Nigerian's popular musical lyrics- the modern hip-hop afro beat, with the special blend of English and local dialect. Women in a special way have become objects of ‘inspiration’ for these popular Nigerian artistes’ lyrics. Everything about them (women) form part of the musical lyrics- waist, butts, and boobs-as most artistes bluntly refer to. And it is common sights to see and hear the women (particularly the young women) recite and dance to these tunes in socio- cultural settings. Moreover these young women form a heavy 35 ISSN: 2052-6350(Print), ISSN: 2052-6369(Online) Global Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Vol.3, No.5, pp.35-52, May 2015 Published by European Centre for Research Training and Development UK (www.eajournals.org) weight of the economic currency distribution of these musicals. What we see in Nigerian popular music is apparently a replication of common trends in popular music globally. Studies, (see Mckenna, 2006; Adams & Fuller, 2006; Chatterji, 2012; Jocelyn, 2005; Espinosa, 2010; Frazier, 2013; Brathwaite, 2013 and Glantz, 2013) have shown that, current trends in popular music include an increasingly sexualized representation of women, and the motives and consequences of this are unclear. Considering the potential powers of popular music and media as a common vehicle for the dissemination of the discursive construction of women and their importance to construction of identity in any culture, a framework for how women who are exposed to or enmeshed within these sites seem necessary, in order to understand their impact on them. Looking at these Nigerian musical popular lyrics in particular can help detail any potential effects on young women to both their benefit and detriment. With the Nigerian young females under focus, this work seeks to, determine how young females in Nigeria understand and/or perceive representations of women in Nigerian popular music, and how these perceptions reflect, refute, or inform two prominent radical feminist theories –the radical libertarian and the radical culturalist-about popular music’s impact on women’s overall spaces for action. Representations of women emerging as of particular importance in this study are those produced by popular music artistes ‘Flavour’. Flavour’s music was selected for this study basically because of its popularity among the youths and its explicit use of sexually derogatory lyrics which seem to both glamorize and promote images of women as objects of sexuality and male possession. Purpose of Study Nigerian popular modern hip-hop afro beat, musicals have today become highly social, shared and listened to in social, private and cultural settings, even in other African countries as a way to bolster the mood or experience escapism and construct culture. This study sought a point of intersection between theories and women’s pragmatic experiences in the face of socio-cultural constructions around gender identities by giving voice to real women. The study explores the Nigerian young women’s experiences and interpretations of gender representations in Nigerian popular music within a radical feminist frame - whether they perceive their representations in music as a means to healthy sexualized self-expression resulting in empowerment or rather coerced and co-opted into being prominent in music to further the male’s privileges and dominance. To this end, these specific questions were guide to the study: i. What are the dominant ethos in Flavour’s musical lyrics? ii. To what extent are the Nigerian women exposed to Flavour’s music? iii. What are the Nigerian women’s perceptions of gender representations in the selected lyrics? iv. What factors, if any, influence women’s perceptions and reactions to popular music? v. If the women perceive these musical lyrics as demeaning to womanhood, what roles do they play to obliterate such musicals? 36 ISSN: 2052-6350(Print), ISSN: 2052-6369(Online) Global Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Vol.3, No.5, pp.35-52, May 2015 Published by European Centre for Research Training and Development UK (www.eajournals.org) The Nigerian Artiste, Flavour at a Glance ‘Flavour N’abania’ is the stage name of the Enugu born modern day high-life (with blend of jazz) musician. His real name is Chinedum Izuchukwu Okoli. Flavour’s music because of its pervasiveness; popularity among the Nigerian youths and beyond as well as his notoriety in using vulgar language and raunchy images of women, inspired the need for a critical analysis of the lyrics to determine how young females read and are influenced by the prevalence of hypersexualised lyrical contents. Falvour N’abania was among the top ten on the charts when it debuted in 2005. The song is just everywhere. The ‘Ada Ada’ track strategically positioned the artiste in the international musical scene, and won him the greatest awards in the 2013 7th edition of the Nigeria Music Video Awards (NMVA). It was accorded the 2013 best use of costume; video of the year; and the Nigerian music video award best indigenous concept. It was rated 14 on Afribiz’s top 100 music chart (Bellanaija.com, 2013). Flavour is rated number one modern hip-hop afro beat artiste among the Igbo’s(one of the three major tribes inNigerai) and other tribes because of his fluency in rapping with the language. All these have given the artiste both national and international recognition and by extension justifies the choice of the musical lyrics for this study. He is well known for his explicit lyrics about women’s body. It was written of him in the FreeNaijaLyrics blog thus: It's no tale that Flavour appreciates the natural curve of the African woman's backside, and this video features a display of the African woman in various sizes, shapes, curves and will make you a believer in Flavour and his gospel (Emphasis mine) (2013). How do women deconstruct what this gospel of his is-an evangelism of women as sex and voyeuristic objects for the men’s gaze or healthy sexualized empowerment for women? A REVIEW OF LITERATURE Music, especially popular ones have been adduced to have (or to have had) a big impact on the way gender is constructed in our culture. Railton, & Watson, (2005) clarify that: If a song is played over and over and everybody likes it, then it becomes normal and acceptable and by extension whatever is being represented in that song becomes acceptable in turn with time. For example, if an artiste uses a derogatory term to refer to a woman in his song, chances are that other people will start using the same term to refer to women. It could also work in another way; if women are wearing a revealing outfit in a music video then young girls will think that they should be wearing the same kind of clothing. What this implies is the considerable influence, artistic lyrics wield on the lives of the unwary media consumers most especially the young adults and adolescents. Most songs portray a particular image; usually a man with a lot of money, has girls all over him and controls them like 37 ISSN: 2052-6350(Print), ISSN: 2052-6369(Online) Global Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Vol.3, No.5, pp.35-52, May 2015 Published by European Centre for Research Training and Development UK (www.eajournals.org) he owns them, as if they could not think on their own (Stern, 2005). This dominant representation unfortunately seems to affect women's identity of themselves and how the society also views them-as objects for male possession and domination. The fact that a song can control a person’s actions and behaviours shows us how the music industry plays a big part in gender construction. To some, popular music is a means to self-expression and sexual autonomy. Explaining this, SPARK (2014) drew a distinction between sexualization and healthy sexuality thus: ‘sexualisation uses girls’ and women’s bodies as a marketing tool and a ratings grabber and often leads to low-self esteem and depression while healthy sexuality allows for intimacy and is linked to positive feelings’ and concludes that objectification of the women in popular culture is a healthy self expression of female sexuality. This seems to support the argument that women are empowered since they are made prominent in music.
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