The upsurge and spread of violence triggered by the irate youth in the Niger Delta region,
particularly between 2006 and 2009, have generated almost an entire industry of critique …

All over the world, there is growing concern about the ramifications of globalization, late-
modernity and general global social and economic restructuring on the lives and futures of …

Music plays several roles beyond its entertainment value. In particular, the Hip-Hop genre
enjoys subcultural capital among the youth despite the negativity and prejudices often …

This paper attempts a contribution to the theorisation of electoral politics and culture. It is
concerned with the cycle of electoral consciousness that has transpired in the Nigerian …

In a number of African countries, the musical open letter has emerged as a new genre of
popular music since 2000, in the context of democratization and a certain …

Fújì music, a Yorùbá popular art, has over the time been criticised as a local musical idiom
devoid of any sophisticated aesthetic and functional values, and meant only for the …

This paper attempts an intervention in contemporary popular music classification. It argues
that popular musicians do not only choose the titles to their works, but go further to define the …

Nigerian hip-hop thrives on open discussion of sex and sexuality. Although it is generally
viewed as unacceptable to engage in uninhibited sexual discussion or behaviour in Nigeria …

When Namibia gained its independence from South Africa in 1990, the new government
began dismantling the divisive apartheid state and building a unified nation-state. What …

This study broaches a conversation on cultural values creation, preservation and
regeneration in indigenous Igbo music. It occurs in the backdrop of the importance of …