International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science
The Pre and Post Covid-19 advocacy for greening and safeguarding the integrity of the living plan... more The Pre and Post Covid-19 advocacy for greening and safeguarding the integrity of the living planet has found a creative expression in the traditional music of the Jukun. For many decades the indigenous Jukun communities of the Wukari Local Government Area of the Southern region of Taraba State, Nigeria has received a countless number of threat and contention for their cultural and physical space. Even though there are literature on the history of the Jukun and its socio-cultural crisis, there is little or no tangible literature on music engagement in this regard. This study employed the qualitative research method through an ethnographic survey of the deployment of music and its various creative medium in instigating and motivating communal involvement of the people in contending for their cultural and physical space. Textual analysis of the selected song samples is carried out to achieve the aforementioned. Through interviews, observations and literature review, relevant data for ...
Ongoing research in the arts, humanities and social sciences has largely explored different subje... more Ongoing research in the arts, humanities and social sciences has largely explored different subjects on decolonising African socio-cultural perspectives, including music composition and performances. Art music composers in Nigeria and diaspora beyond creative expression have adopted their native languages as a viable tool for decolonising their continent. More recently, works and arguments of music scholars like Meki Nzewi, Dan Agu, Bode Omojola, Olusoji Stephen, and Christian Onyeji, among so many, have emphasised the deliberate creative engagement of indigenous languages and musical idioms as a tool for recovering Nigerian indigenous identity and sustainability of their indigenous musical cultures. Building on Hofstede’s theory on cross-cultural interactions and Vygotsky’s Sociocultural theory in addressing the issue of decolonising Africa through music and language, the study employed qualitative and ethnographic research methods to investigate the significance of Onyeji’s resear...
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2022
Singing is art and art is society. From time immemorial, song has been one of the indispensable t... more Singing is art and art is society. From time immemorial, song has been one of the indispensable tools that develop societies. Music is produced for specific motives, messages and dedications and sometimes directed at specific sets of audience or listeners. In music, different subject matters such as social, economic, religious and contemporary problems and issues are embedded whereby the musician or the songwriter tries to communicate his or her views, feelings, thoughts or ideologies to the targeted audience or readers. Language is an essential component of music for songs are composed of it. Language of song can be spoken or written depending on the situation and purpose. This study therefore attempts a critical discourse analysis of ÀyìnláỌ mo ̣wúrà's IléAyé ń Yí Lọ S'ópin(1978) using Teun A. van Dijks's (1988) Critical Discourse Analysis model. Using this model reveals that the text is related to the social context of the period in which the social song was produced. The study adopted qualitative method of analysis which is analytic, critical, descriptive and discursive in nature. The study reveals that social cognition and social context shape the choice of words songwriters adopt and at the same time, choice of words reveals the ideologies and beliefs of songwriters. The study encourages other researchers in the field of CDA to carry out CDA of Yoruba songs, especially the historical and political ones to enhance the field of CDA better.
Journal of Advance Research in Social Science and Humanities (ISSN: 2208-2387), 2021
Eurhythmics in Dalcroze study is defined as the engagement of human body in rhythmic movement and... more Eurhythmics in Dalcroze study is defined as the engagement of human body in rhythmic movement and active listening. Jaques-Dalcroze’s involvement of Eurhythmics in music pedagogy is aimed at securing steady position for the body and mind as well as a calculated and unconstrained expression of rhythm. African indigenous music and dance is predominantly functional with intensive assignation of the body and soul of the participants to satisfy the rhythmic drum patterns provided by the musicians. The teaching of music in traditional African settings may be generally informal, yet deliberate. The training technique of the notable indigenous dances in Nigeria informally employ the Dalcroze Eurhythmics teaching technique in the step by step movement pattern and dynamics employed during their group practices, especially with younger members of the group. Among the various traditional dance found in the Tiv clan of central Nigeria, the Swange dance is purposefully selected for this study to ...
This study seeks to provide evidences on the distinctive creative elements of the Jukun "keku" da... more This study seeks to provide evidences on the distinctive creative elements of the Jukun "keku" dance music among other indigenous music of the sub-Saharan African cultures. An examination of its creative milieu and the musicians in the context of composition, performance and cultural implications were carried out through an ethnographic procedure. To achieve this, the study adopted a qualitative study design, using the Wukari Jukun community as its research area. The sample study purposively selected 25 persons who are the custodians and audience of the "Keku" dance. Through the structural analysis of the data, the findings show a significant distinction in the creative manipulation of the melodic and rhythmic motives of the music compared to similar traditional genre from the region. The implication of these findings, therefore, is a need for continuity, sustainability and wider visibility of the indigenous music.
The current wave of global changes and challenges in all areas of human existence and co-existenc... more The current wave of global changes and challenges in all areas of human existence and co-existence has concurrently necessitated the need, for deliberate preservation of world cultural and natural heritage. The Jukun people among other African tribes are vulnerable to various social, political, economic and natural threats capable of endangering the continuity of their cultural and natural heritage. The author’s ongoing ethnomusicological study of the composition and performance of music among the Wukari Jukun people of the southern Taraba state, Nigeria has revealed the roles of music in preserving these heritages. Employing the qualitative study approach, the study explored both oral and written works of literature on the posterity of the indigenous values, philosophy and natural endowments of the Jukun people over the decades.
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science
The Pre and Post Covid-19 advocacy for greening and safeguarding the integrity of the living plan... more The Pre and Post Covid-19 advocacy for greening and safeguarding the integrity of the living planet has found a creative expression in the traditional music of the Jukun. For many decades the indigenous Jukun communities of the Wukari Local Government Area of the Southern region of Taraba State, Nigeria has received a countless number of threat and contention for their cultural and physical space. Even though there are literature on the history of the Jukun and its socio-cultural crisis, there is little or no tangible literature on music engagement in this regard. This study employed the qualitative research method through an ethnographic survey of the deployment of music and its various creative medium in instigating and motivating communal involvement of the people in contending for their cultural and physical space. Textual analysis of the selected song samples is carried out to achieve the aforementioned. Through interviews, observations and literature review, relevant data for ...
Ongoing research in the arts, humanities and social sciences has largely explored different subje... more Ongoing research in the arts, humanities and social sciences has largely explored different subjects on decolonising African socio-cultural perspectives, including music composition and performances. Art music composers in Nigeria and diaspora beyond creative expression have adopted their native languages as a viable tool for decolonising their continent. More recently, works and arguments of music scholars like Meki Nzewi, Dan Agu, Bode Omojola, Olusoji Stephen, and Christian Onyeji, among so many, have emphasised the deliberate creative engagement of indigenous languages and musical idioms as a tool for recovering Nigerian indigenous identity and sustainability of their indigenous musical cultures. Building on Hofstede’s theory on cross-cultural interactions and Vygotsky’s Sociocultural theory in addressing the issue of decolonising Africa through music and language, the study employed qualitative and ethnographic research methods to investigate the significance of Onyeji’s resear...
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2022
Singing is art and art is society. From time immemorial, song has been one of the indispensable t... more Singing is art and art is society. From time immemorial, song has been one of the indispensable tools that develop societies. Music is produced for specific motives, messages and dedications and sometimes directed at specific sets of audience or listeners. In music, different subject matters such as social, economic, religious and contemporary problems and issues are embedded whereby the musician or the songwriter tries to communicate his or her views, feelings, thoughts or ideologies to the targeted audience or readers. Language is an essential component of music for songs are composed of it. Language of song can be spoken or written depending on the situation and purpose. This study therefore attempts a critical discourse analysis of ÀyìnláỌ mo ̣wúrà's IléAyé ń Yí Lọ S'ópin(1978) using Teun A. van Dijks's (1988) Critical Discourse Analysis model. Using this model reveals that the text is related to the social context of the period in which the social song was produced. The study adopted qualitative method of analysis which is analytic, critical, descriptive and discursive in nature. The study reveals that social cognition and social context shape the choice of words songwriters adopt and at the same time, choice of words reveals the ideologies and beliefs of songwriters. The study encourages other researchers in the field of CDA to carry out CDA of Yoruba songs, especially the historical and political ones to enhance the field of CDA better.
Journal of Advance Research in Social Science and Humanities (ISSN: 2208-2387), 2021
Eurhythmics in Dalcroze study is defined as the engagement of human body in rhythmic movement and... more Eurhythmics in Dalcroze study is defined as the engagement of human body in rhythmic movement and active listening. Jaques-Dalcroze’s involvement of Eurhythmics in music pedagogy is aimed at securing steady position for the body and mind as well as a calculated and unconstrained expression of rhythm. African indigenous music and dance is predominantly functional with intensive assignation of the body and soul of the participants to satisfy the rhythmic drum patterns provided by the musicians. The teaching of music in traditional African settings may be generally informal, yet deliberate. The training technique of the notable indigenous dances in Nigeria informally employ the Dalcroze Eurhythmics teaching technique in the step by step movement pattern and dynamics employed during their group practices, especially with younger members of the group. Among the various traditional dance found in the Tiv clan of central Nigeria, the Swange dance is purposefully selected for this study to ...
This study seeks to provide evidences on the distinctive creative elements of the Jukun "keku" da... more This study seeks to provide evidences on the distinctive creative elements of the Jukun "keku" dance music among other indigenous music of the sub-Saharan African cultures. An examination of its creative milieu and the musicians in the context of composition, performance and cultural implications were carried out through an ethnographic procedure. To achieve this, the study adopted a qualitative study design, using the Wukari Jukun community as its research area. The sample study purposively selected 25 persons who are the custodians and audience of the "Keku" dance. Through the structural analysis of the data, the findings show a significant distinction in the creative manipulation of the melodic and rhythmic motives of the music compared to similar traditional genre from the region. The implication of these findings, therefore, is a need for continuity, sustainability and wider visibility of the indigenous music.
The current wave of global changes and challenges in all areas of human existence and co-existenc... more The current wave of global changes and challenges in all areas of human existence and co-existence has concurrently necessitated the need, for deliberate preservation of world cultural and natural heritage. The Jukun people among other African tribes are vulnerable to various social, political, economic and natural threats capable of endangering the continuity of their cultural and natural heritage. The author’s ongoing ethnomusicological study of the composition and performance of music among the Wukari Jukun people of the southern Taraba state, Nigeria has revealed the roles of music in preserving these heritages. Employing the qualitative study approach, the study explored both oral and written works of literature on the posterity of the indigenous values, philosophy and natural endowments of the Jukun people over the decades.
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