The Construction and Negotiation of Identity in Ajegunle Raga
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A Thesis Submitted for the Degree of PhD at the University of Warwick Permanent WRAP URL: http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/ 84893 Copyright and reuse: This thesis is made available online and is protected by original copyright. Please scroll down to view the document itself. Please refer to the repository record for this item for information to help you to cite it. Our policy information is available from the repository home page. For more information, please contact the WRAP Team at: [email protected] warwick.ac.uk/lib-publications Culture is a Weapon: Popular Music, Protest and Opposition to Apartheid in Britain David Toulson A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History University of Warwick Department of History January 2016 Table of Contents Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………...iv Declaration………………………………………………………………………….v Abstract…………………………………………………………………………….vi Introduction………………………………………………………………………..1 ‘A rock concert with a cause’……………………………………………………….1 Come Together……………………………………………………………………...7 Methodology………………………………………………………………………13 Research Questions and Structure…………………………………………………22 1)“Culture is a weapon that we can use against the apartheid regime”……...25 The Cultural Boycott and the Anti-Apartheid Movement…………………………25 ‘The Times They Are A Changing’………………………………………………..34 ‘Culture is a weapon of struggle’………………………………………………….47 Rock Against Racism……………………………………………………………...54 ‘We need less airy fairy freedom music and more action.’………………………..72 2) ‘The Myth -
1 Literaturliste Für „Einführung in Die Moderne Afrikanische Musik“
Literaturliste für „Einführung in die moderne afrikanische Musik“ Dozent: Dr. Wolfgang Bender Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Allgemeiner Teil: 1. Theorie S. 2 2. Produktion, Distribution & Archivwissenschaften S. 3 3. Afrikanische Musik allgemein S. 3 4. Moderne afrikanische Musik allgemein S. 5 5. Traditionelle afrikanische Musik allgemein S. 7 6. Weltmusik S. 8 7. Musik aus der Diaspora S. 9 8. Bibliographie S. 11 9. Zeitschriften S. 11 2. Länderspezifischer Teil: 10. Nordafrika S. 13 11. Westafrika S. 14 12. Frankophones Westafrika S. 14 13. Anglophones Westafrika S. 17 14. Zentralafrika S. 22 15. Horn von Afrika S. 25 16. Ostafrika S. 26 17. Süd-Zentralafrika S. 28 18. Südafrika S. 29 19. Lusophones Afrika S. 31 20. Inseln S. 32 1 1. Theorie: Agawu, Kofi: Representing African Music: Postcolonial notes, 2003 queries, positions. New York & London: Routledge Bröcker, Marianne (Hg.): Musik und Religion. 1992 Reihe: Bericht über die Jahrestagung des Nationalkomitees der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im International Council for Traditional Music; Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg, ICTM Bröcker, Marianne (Hg.): Musik und Symbol. Musik und Region. 1998 Reihe: Berichte über die Jahrestagung des Nationalkomitees der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im International Council for Traditional Music, Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg, ICTM Bröcker, Marianne (Hg.): Traditionelle Musik und ihre Funktion. 2001 Reihe: Berichte über die Jahrestagung des Nationalkomitees der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im International Council for Traditional Music, Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg, ICTM Nettl, Bruno: The Concept of Preservation in 1985 Ethnomusicology. In: Jackson, Irene V. (Hg.): More than Drumming. Essays on African and Afro-Latin American Music and Musicians. Westport: Greenwood Press Simon, Arthur: Ethnomusikologie: Aspekte, Methoden und 2008 Ziele. Berlin: Simon Verlag 2 2. -
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CONTRIBUTIONS OF YORUBA MUSICIANS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIAN POPULAR MUSIC Funso A. Fagbile and Blessing A. Amole Introduction Nigerian music as it is today has produced many kinds of art, religious, folk and popular music, some of which are known to be spread around the world. Ogisi (2005) classified Nigerian music into traditional, art, religious and popular music. He stressed further that traditional music is ethnic based and integral to culture, art music is contemplative music for aesthetic enjoyment, religious music is performed for religious activities in and outside the religious centers such as church, while popular music is essentially entertainment music. Nigerian popular music is further subdivided into two types: those in which Islamic musical element fused with African traditional music and those in which African idioms fused with elements of western music such as juju and highlife (Euba, 1989:14). Nigerian popular music is one of the least researched areas of the various types of Nigerian music and as such different areas such as contributions of Yoruba musicians in the area of popular music are yet to be addressed. Therefore, this paper tries to look into the area of Juju and Fuji music, their exponents, life history and contributions. Popular music in many African countries have seen turbulence and violence during the transition from a diverse region of folk cultures to a modern nation-state. Nigeria has more difficulty than most African countries in forging a popular cultural identity from the diverse people of the countryside. From its beginnings in the streets of Lagos, popular music in Nigeria had long been an integral part of the field of African pop, bringing in influences and instruments from many ethnic groups, most prominently including the Yoruba. -
Contemporary Nigerian Popular Music: a Menace to National Development
Journal of Arts & Humanities Contemporary Nigerian Popular Music: A Menace to National Development Ogunrinade D.O.A1 ABSTRACT There is no gainsaying that most of the recent forms of contemporary popular music produced, packaged, made available for public consumption constitute grave danger and serious threat to moral uprightness in Nigerian society. This has exposed the Nigerian society to a wide variety of insecurity and violence. This is evident as seen from series of moral decadence and dissipation that infiltrated the lives of the citizenry - especially the youths (the leaders of tomorrow) ranging from, sexual abuse, money mongering, indiscipline, examination malpractice and indecent dressing to mention but a few. Music is a powerful tool and a force for mobilization which brings about either reformation or deformation of character due to the type of rhythm, melody, harmony and principally the lyrics of the songs. This paper examines the new trend of contemporary popular music in Nigeria with a view to assess its negative and pessimistic impacts on the character of the citizenry in Nigerian society. Live performances of contemporary popular music were observed and audio and video tape materials relating to the said music were also analyzed based on their educational and moral values of such songs. It was discovered that many of contemporary popular music as we have it today in Nigeria communicates vulgarity and coarseness to the listeners and this poses a lot of negative effects on the attitude of the youths. Musicians employ indecent words to attract the youth thus creating negative influence on the character of the leaders of tomorrow (the youth) to engage in various debaucheries. -
Free Fuji Music Download of Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Marshal Wasiu Ayinde Marshall Alhaji Ayinde Marshall
free fuji music download of alhaji wasiu ayinde marshal wasiu ayinde marshall alhaji ayinde marshall. Photo Credit: Saheed Ojubanire More than a year after the release of his hit album titled: "Money Making Machine" (MMM), Fuji music star, Alhaji Wasiu Alabi Odetola popularly known as Pasuma, would soon be releasing a follow-up album, after all. 1 Fuji Music Star Who Has Not Paid Homage To NURTW Topshot Turned King, Jafo Authority. Photo Credit: blackboxnigeria.com His Royal Majesty, Oba Sulaiman Adeshina otherwise known as Jafo Authority, or simply Jafo, was installed eight months ago as the Oniba of Iba in Lagos State. Iba Kingdom is within Iba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on the outskirts of the Centre of Excellence. Check Out The Year 5 Popular Fuji Stars Visited Saudi Arabia To Perform Hajj (Photos) Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. Every year, Muslims around the world travel to the Muslims' holy land, Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, Many Celebrities in Nigeria who are Muslims have visited Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj and Umrah. In this article, Engrlas bring you five popular Fuji Stars that have visited Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj and the year they visited it. (Opinion): As An Elected Council Chairman In Lagos, Will Bayo Olasoju Still Remain K1's Manager? On Saturday, 24th July, 2021, Hon. Bayo Olasoju who happens to be the Manager to Fuji music legend, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Anifowoshe Marshal better known as K1, was elected as the Executive Chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State. -
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TOPICS IN HUMANISTIC STUDIES: Selected Presentations from the Faculty of Arts Monthly Seminars, September 2015 – January, 2017 Edited by Adebola B. Ekanola Dele Adeyanju UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY Babajide O. Ololajulo UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY ii Topics in Humanistic Studies CONTENTS Foreword ……………………………………………………… iv Introduction……………………………………………… 1. Unshared Identity: Posthumous Offspring and Self- representation in a Contemporary Yoruba Speaking Community, Southwest Nigeria Babajide Ololajulo .......................................................... 1 2. From Rusticity to Civility Doyin Odebowale .......................................................... 26 3. The Glocalisation of Yoruba Omoluwabi Ideology Ademola Dasylva …………………….……………...... 47 4. Resistance to Forced Labour in Colonial Nigeria Rasheed Olaniyi ............................................................ 73 5. The Science of the Arts ‘Demola Lewis ................................................................ 101 6. Music and Political Communication in Post – Independence Southwest Nigeria Koblowe Obono…........................................................... 140 7. 9/11 Versus 11/9: the American dream, Boko Haram, Global Terrorism and the World in the Age of Trumpism Uthman, I. ......................................................................... 161 UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY iii Babajide O. Ololajulo UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY iv Topics in Humanistic Studies FOREWORD This book is a collection of some of the papers presented at the monthly seminar -
Pragmatic Acting in Sir Shina Peters' Shinamania
Sunday, A. B./Legon Journal of the Humanities Vol. 31.2 (2020) DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ljh.v31i2.5 ‘Na Wa o for African Men’: Pragmatic acting in Sir Shina Peters’ Shinamania Adesina B. Sunday Senior Lecturer Department of English University of Ibadan, Ibadan,Nigeria Email: [email protected] Submitted: February 4, 2020 Accepted: November 18, 2020 Published: January 28, 2021 Abstract Music performs diff erent functions besides entertainment. This paper explores the sensitising and advocating functions of music with particular focus on Sir Shina Peters’ album Shinamania. I employ Jacob Mey’s pragmeme, a pragmatic analytical tool, to identify the pragmatic acts that are performed in the album. The analysis reveals that, with the practs of ordering, Sir Peters compares the attitudes of African men to African women and advocates women empowerment, predicating his advocacy on the fact that women are beautiful and intelligent. He presents them as more humane and considerate than men. He also eulogises the virtues of women, taking them almost to the pedestal of saints. He uses the pract of warning to balance his presentation, but he appears subjective on the side of women. Consequently, the paper concludes that Sir Shina Peters deploys this album as his commentary on cultural and socio-political peculiarities of Africa. Keywords: Juju, Sir Shina Peters, Shinamania, Pragmeme, Women empowerment Introduction Music plays unquantifi able roles in the propagation of the values of any society, shaping and moulding societal views, re-orientating people on issues, and redirecting people’s ideologies in order to engender societal progress. According to Sunday (2011, p. -
“Which Way Nigeria?”
J EAN-CHRISTOPHE S ERVANT “Which way Nigeria?” MUSIC UNDER THREAT: A QUESTION OF MONEY, MORALITY, SELF-CENSORSHIP AND THE SHARIA “WHICH WAY NIGERIA?” Music under Threat: A Question of Money, Morality, Self-Censorship and the Sharia by JEAN-CHRISTOPHE SERVANT Published by Freemuse Editor in Chief: Marie Korpe Translated from French by Daniel Brown ISSN 1601-2127 Layout: Sigrún Gudbrandsdóttir Cover illustration: Ali Bature Printed in Denmark 2003 by Handy-Print © Freemuse 2003 The views in the report do not necessarily represent the views of Freemuse. Report no. 04/2003 Freemuse Wilders Plads 8 H · 1403 Copenhagen K. · Denmark tel: +45 32 69 89 20 · fax: +45 32 69 89 01 e-mail: [email protected] web: www.freemuse.org OTHER PUBLICATIONS BY FREEMUSE: 1st World Conference on Music and Censorship (2001, ISBN: 87-988163-0-6) “Can you stop the birds singing?” – The Censorship of Music in Afghanistan, by John Baily (2001, ISSN: 1601-2127) “A Little Bit Special” – Censorship and the Gypsy Musicians of Romania, by Garth Cartwright (2001, ISSN: 1601-2127) Playing With Fire – Fear and Self-Censorship in Zimbabwean Music, by Banning Eyre (2001, ISSN: 1601-2127) TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE 5 ABSTRACT 7 5 CASE STUDY: FEMI KUTI - ABOUT THE AUTHOR 8 the banning of "Bang, Bang, Bang" MAP 9 5.1 Biography of Femi Kuti 56 INTRODUCTION 11 5.1.1 NBC vs. Femi Kuti 59 1 THE YEARS OF DEMOCRAZY: 6 GANGSTA RAP AND MAKOSSA 1999-2002 15 6.1 High moral grounds versus 65 the "Music of the Devil" 2 GENERAL BACKGROUND ON NIGERIA 2.1 Religion 17 7 SHARIAPHRENIA 2.2 -
Nigeria and South Africa: a Study of Unequal Investment Relations
International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS) ISSN: 2394-4404 Volume 6 Issue 4, April 2019 Nigeria And South Africa: A Study Of Unequal Investment Relations Alexander Nnaemeka Agbaenyi, PhD Anselem Okechukwu Chimezie Department of Political Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Abstract: With advancement in Nigeria-South Africa relations, unequal investment became more apparent. South African businesses abound in Nigeria with Shoprite, MTN, Stambic IBTC Bank, Multichoice (DSTV), etcetera featuring prominently. Nigerian companies in South Africa are not dominant in any sector or have any noticeable spread in the economy. This study investigated the nature of Nigeria-South Africa unequal investment relations and factors that hinder Nigeria’s efforts to balance them. The paper is a descriptive as well as qualitative study. Source and method of data collection were based on published online and hardcopy data, and realist theory of power served for explanation. Findings revealed that South Africa’s investments in Nigeria enjoy favorable economic policies and conducive environment and receive enough patronage and profits from large Nigerian population. This situation is reverse for Nigerian companies in South Africa where restrictive laws and unfriendly government polices constitute major challenges. The unequal investment relations between the two countries are the outcome of the struggle to achieve national economic interests with multi-national corporations serving as the suitable tools. Unfortunately, Nigeria runs business deficit in the struggle. The paper recommended the need for good governance and review of Nigeria’s foreign investment policies to make them more mutually reciprocal. In addition, government’s efforts should focus more on self- investment, infrastructural development and diversification of areas of investment than on campaign for Foreign Direct Investment. -
Politics and Popular Culture: the Renaissance in Liberian Music, 1970-89
POLITICS AND POPULAR CULTURE: THE RENAISSANCE IN LIBERIAN MUSIC, 1970-89 By TIMOTHY D. NEVIN A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FUFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2010 1 © 2010 Timothy Nevin 2 To all the Liberian musicians who died during the war-- (Tecumsey Roberts, Robert Toe, Morris Dorley and many others) Rest in Peace 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank my parents and my uncle Frank for encouraging me to pursue graduate studies. My father’s dedication to intellectual pursuits and his life-long love of teaching have been constant inspirations to me. I would like to thank my Liberian wife, Debra Doeway for her patience in attempting to answer my thousand and one questions about Liberian social life and the time period “before the war.” I would like to thank Dr. Luise White, my dissertation advisor, for her guidance and intellectual rigor as well as Dr. Sue O’Brien for reading my manuscript and offering helpful suggestions. I would like to thank others who also read portions of my rough draft including Marissa Moorman. I would like to thank University of Florida’s Africana librarians Dan Reboussin and Peter Malanchuk for their kind assistance and instruction during my first semester of graduate school. I would like to acknowledge the many university libraries and public archives that welcomed me during my cross-country research adventure during the summer of 2007. These include, but are not limited to; Verlon Stone and the Liberian Collections Project at Indiana University, John Collins and the University of Ghana at East Legon, Northwestern University, Emory University, Brown University, New York University, the National Archives of Liberia, Dr. -
Language and the Construction of Multiple Identities in the Nigerian Novel by Romanus Aboh
Language and the construction of multiple identities in the Nigerian novel by Romanus Aboh TERMS of USE The African Humanities Program has made this electronic version of the book available on the NISC website for free download to use in research or private study. It may not be re- posted on book or other digital repositories that allow systematic sharing or download. For any commercial or other uses please contact the publishers, NISC (Pty) Ltd. Print copies of this book and other titles in the African Humanities Series are available through the African Books Collective. © African Humanities Program Dedication For my wife, Rita Ititim-Aboh About the Series The African Humanities Series is a partnership between the African Humanities Program (AHP) of the American Council of Learned Societies and academic publishers NISC (Pty) Ltd. The Series covers topics in African histories, languages, literatures, philosophies, politics and cultures. Submissions are solicited from Fellows of the AHP, which is administered by the American Council of Learned Societies and financially supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The purpose of the AHP is to encourage and enable the production of new knowledge by Africans in the five countries designated by the Carnegie Corporation: Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. AHP fellowships support one year’s work free from teaching and other responsibilities to allow the Fellow to complete the project proposed. Eligibility for the fellowship in the five countries is by domicile, not nationality. Book proposals are submitted to the AHP editorial board which manages the peer review process and selects manuscripts for publication by NISC. -
Inventory of Nigeria Cultural Resources M
Co lu Column2 Inventory of Nigeria Cultural Resources m 1 Oral Traditions and Expressions including Languages as a Vehicle for the transmission STATE \ N0 LOCATION NAME SEX AGE CRAFT Dexterous application of proverbs in speech (proverbs are near extinction 1 Akwa Ibom Sunday Okon William M 52 in the State) Always goes about on bare feet, 2 Rivers Elder Bliss Iyalla M 70s versed in local Kalabari dialect 3 Rivers Chief Beresiri M Versed in Oral Tradition. 4 Rivers Elechi Amadi M Renouned Writer 5 Rivers Madam Adaobi Whyte F Renouned Writer Produced Several Albums in Kalabari language thereby projecting the traditions and cultural imagery of the 6 Rivers Mary Girls Social Club of Abonema F people. Used Songs to record the traditions of 7 Rivers First Owuama Ogbo of Okrika M the people Oral historian. Informs on past events , relationship of some of Nigerians tribes, well versed in past heroes like Kanta of Kabi, Sheikh Usman Danfodio, Origin of Sokoto, Argungu, Katsina, etc., and the wars fought, origin , relationship of tribes e.g. Hausas, Fulani, Yoruba, Zabarma etc. 8 Kebbi State Alh. Adamu Wakili Augie M 70s Also trains others 9 Niger Delta Gabriel Okara M Traditional Poet Has preserved Yoruba Cultural 10 Oyo Akinwumi Isola M Heritage through lingual Arts 11 Plateau Dan Maraya Jos M Traditional and dramatic Hausa Poet Light drumming for talking and praising people.Also court music for 12 Katsina Sarki Taushi Katsina M spreading news A reed flute for playing traditional music and praising traditional rulers 13 Bornu Algaita etc. Inmole Folklore singer and drummer; Kogi ( Ogidi an exponent and trainer of Inmole 14 Ojumu) Mrs Jogole Balaogun F 80s customs and rites Igbo linguist, Safgeguards the Igbo language, folklore and culture through educating students and children alike, publishing and translating in the Igbo 15 Imo Prof.