Tosin Oje

University of Maiduguri, Visual and Performing Arts, Faculty Member

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Tosin Oje is a university lecturer at the University of Maiduguri, Faculty of Arts, Department of Theatre Arts, Borno state. He is a young ethno-musicologist and instrumentalist that has keen interest in conducting researches.
Phone: +2348036422539
Address: University of Maiduguri, Faculty of Arts, department of Visual and Performing Arts. Borno state.

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QUEST FOR IDENTITY: CHALLENGES OF THE CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN MUSICIANS

by Tosin Oje and Samuel Adejube

The contact of African musicians with their foreign counterpart has one way or the other influenc... more The contact of African musicians with their foreign counterpart has one way or the other influenced their musical style and genres. Nigeria, a prominent country in Africa seems to have taken an overdose of foreign culture which has indirectly and directly affected the modus operandi of the country’s musical composition and performance by the artistes. The syncretism and hybridity of some of these musicians in adopting various foreign and indigenous musical styles and idioms bring about difficulty in placing such music to a specific genre or musical style. Lagbaja and Beautiful Nubia happen to fall under such categories and these two are the foci of this paper. Lagbaja christened Bisade Ologunde and his mask identity are driven by his philosophy. The name Lagbaja and the mask used depict and reflect the anonymity or facelessness of the so called ‘common or voiceless man’ in the society. His interaction with the late Fela Kuti music called afro-beat and highlife was said to have produced Africano which is peculiar to him (Lagbaja). Hitherto, the addition of other genres like salsa, calypso, makes it challenging in identifying such genre. Beautiful Nubia on the other hand was born into the Yoruba rich culture of oral poetry, theatre, music and folklores which has greatly influenced his music. The experiences and exposures of Beautiful Nubia right from childhood made this music sophisticated and quite unease to pin him down to a specific musical genre. Folk and Root, a musical genre peculiar to Beautiful Nubia could simply be seen as a nomenclature and really not a musical genre. To create a musical identity, one has to overlook the aspect of musical style into the themes surrounding such artiste and his/her compositions.

Keywords: Identity, Challenges, Lagbaja, Beautiful Nubia, Africano, Folk & Root

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TRADITION AND MODERNITY IN THE MUSIC OF AFRICAN INDIGENOUS CHURCHES: A CASE STUDY OF C&S CHURCH IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA

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NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMMISSION VERSUS NIGERIAN POPULAR MUSIC.docx

Popular music being a mainstream music in the Nigerian music industry has been enjoying acceptabi... more Popular music being a mainstream music in the Nigerian music industry has been enjoying acceptability from all and sundry particularly the youth. Reasons for this could not be far fetched because it addresses issues relating to love, sex, drugs, alcoholism, display of affluence, societal and political issues and lots more which are to be considered contemporary issues that really affect and interest the youth. However, in spite being a popular genre of music that has gained wider patronage from far and near, within and outside the country, it is not without its shortcomings or flaws as the case may be.
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) as one of the Nigerian regulatory bodies saddled with the responsibility of regulating and as well monitoring what goes into the air essentially via the electronic media for public consumption, is examined in relation to her broadcasting code with Nigerian popular music. Efforts were made to dissect some selected songs by observing their contents using NBC code as a periscope to examine these songs whether they are in tune with the cultural values and norms of the land as prescribed by the commission.
Recommendations were made accordingly after observing the selected songs in relation to the NBC code and societal values

Keywords: NBC, Nigerian popular music

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