Power of Ethnic/Cultural Diversity in Nigeria
Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse society with over 370 distinct ethnic groups that witnessed conflicts arising from t...Read More
Showing posts with label Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Culture. Show all posts
The Cultivation of Musical Life in Traditional African Societies
Musical activities organized around the gods that are worshiped may also form the basis of associations. These activities take various fo...Read More
The Scope of Musical Activities in Africa
The nature and scope of music making is generally related to the aims and purposes of a specific social events or the needs of the performer...Read More
The Great Benin Kingdom "The Bedrock of Civilization"
“Edo” is the name that the people of the Benin Kingdom give to themselves, their language, and their capital city and kingdom. Renowned f...Read More
The Legendary History of Igbo People
Scholars dismiss earlier claims completely of Jewish or Egyptian origin-that is "Hamitic hypothesis"- as " the oriental...Read More
The Legacy of Europe On African Traditional Musical Heritage
No less far-reaching was the contact with the Europe established through trade, Christianity, and colonial trade, for this set in mo...Read More
The Legacy of Islam to African Music
The political and cultural evolution of interaction indigenous states did not follow an even course. In addition to internal factors tha...Read More
The Cultural Interaction of African Music
Although all these groups retained their identity, they did not live in isolation. In the pursuit of trade, members of some societi...Read More
The Historical Musical Traditions of Africa
Several factors accounts for this diversity of musical traditions. The environmental conditions under which African societies evolved ...Read More
The Musical Traditions of Africa
It is now common knowledge that the continent of Africa is not as culturally homogeneous as has been generally assumed. North Africa is inhi...Read More
The Mythology of African Tradition
African Traditions are expressed through art ,music, dance and sculpture... African Tradition is expressed through many different art fo...Read More
Osun-Osogbo Grove
One of a pantheon of Yoruba deities, Osun goes by many names around the world: Ochun in Cuba and Oxum in Brazil, where she is the nat...Read More
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