African music, arts & folklores
Subtitle: Nigerian examples
By: by 'Dejo Kehinde and Ilori Abegunde
Contributors: Abegunde, Ilori, 1945-
Publisher: Satellite
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Abeokuta, Ogun State [Nigeria]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Music; History and criticism; Arts; Folklore; African Arts
Other titles: African music, arts, and folklores
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: African music at a glance. Definition of African music ; Music & culture ; Folksongs : origin and educational significance ; African instrumental resources ; Pop music; title: Of folklores, art and chants. Contextual structure analysis of folklores ; The role of art in Yoruba festival songs and chants ; The role of Ifa literary corpus in Yoruba education; title: Ethnomusicology at a glance. What is ethnomusicology? ; Why ethnomusicology? ; Contribution of selected scholars.