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Traditional Music of Nigeria Overview

Nigeria has a rich musical and artistic tradition. Traditional Igbo music from the 19th century had a melodic style and incorporated forms like highlife. Modern literature emerged with authors like Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe. Contemporary visual artists such as Nike Davies-Okundaye and Tola Wewe work in mediums like batik, textiles, and drawing influence from Yoruba culture. Popular 21st century Nigerian music spans genres like juju, hip hop, Afrobeat, and highlife, with famous artists including WizKid, 2Baba, Sade Adu, and Ice Prince.

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Traditional Music of Nigeria Overview

Nigeria has a rich musical and artistic tradition. Traditional Igbo music from the 19th century had a melodic style and incorporated forms like highlife. Modern literature emerged with authors like Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe. Contemporary visual artists such as Nike Davies-Okundaye and Tola Wewe work in mediums like batik, textiles, and drawing influence from Yoruba culture. Popular 21st century Nigerian music spans genres like juju, hip hop, Afrobeat, and highlife, with famous artists including WizKid, 2Baba, Sade Adu, and Ice Prince.

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Nigeria

Art and Music


By: Yuviana Corona &
Yazmin Acosta
Igbo Traditional Music 19th century

Melodic style

Have highlife
musical form

Jazz and
traditional music

Style of music
called Ikorodo
Art: Modern day
Literature (originally storytellers)

-Wole Soyinka “A dance of the forest”

-Chinua Achebe “Things fall apart”

Graphic Arts

- Sculpture (Bronze & Terracotta)

Performance Arts

-Dance and Music


Nike Davies-Okundaye

An artist,
textile
designer, and
famous for her
batik weaving
and dyeing
workshop s
Tola Wewe

“The Ondo state


indigene was a
founding member of
the Ona movement
in art which draws
.
influence from
Yoruba culture,
especially the water
spirits.”
21st century
• 4 distinct categories (indigenous church
music, urban syncretic popular forms,
modern folk opera, and Nigerian Modern Art
Music)

• Responsible?

• Emergence of educated African elite

• Frustration of African elite

• Cultural awakening
Popular music
• Jùjú

• Hip hop

• Nigeria boasts dozens of Afro-beat

• Nigeria called “Heart of African Music”

• Highlife influenced by Western culture

• Afrobeat (Jazz & Soul)


• WizKid
Famous artists
• 2Baba

• Sade Adu

• Ice Prince
Bibliography

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