Music of Nigeria Since 1960

The music of Nigeria includes many kind of folk and popular music some of
which are known world wide. styles of folk music are related to the multitudes
of ethnic groups in the country each their own techiques instruments and
songs. Traditional music from nigeria and throughout !frica is almost always
"unctional# in other words it is performed to mark ritual such as wedding or
funeral and not for pure entertainment or artistic en$oyment.
work songs are a common type of traditional Nigerian music. they help to
keep the rhytm of workers in %eld ri&er canoes and other %eld. women use
comple' rhyth in house keeping task.
the most common format of music in nigeria is the call(and(response choir in
which a lead singer and chorus interchanges &erses sometimes accompanied
)y instruments that either shadow the leadd te't or repeat and ostinato.
*ausa
The people of the north are known for comples percussion instrument music.
the one string go$e. and a strong praise &ocal tradition.
the hausa music is similar to other sahelian tri)es such as )am)ara kanuri
fulani and songhai.
+g)o
The ig)o people li&e in the south(east of nigeria and play a wide &ariety of
folk instrument. They are known for their ready adoption of foreign styles and
were important part of Nigerian high life. the ig)o plays the 1,(sring -ither(
called o)o they also play ./"ie..
0oru)a
The 0oru)as ha&e a 1rumming Tradition with a characteristics use of the
dundun *our glass tension drums The leaderof a 1undun 2nsem)le is the
+yalu who uses the drum to talk )y imitating the tonality of yoru)a.
3opular music since 1960
The earliest styles of Nigerian 3opular music were palm(wine music
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apala( a style of &ocal and percussi&e muslim yoru)a music its emerged in
the late 19,0 as ameans of rousing worshipers after fasting of ramadon
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!fter the ci&il war ig)o musicians were forced out of #agos and returned to
their homeland.
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