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Topic: Yoruba music

	Yorùbá
		Yoruba nouns are not marked for gender, number, or case.
		Yoruba verbs are marked for tense and aspect.
		Since Yoruba is related to Xhosa and Zulu, one can estimate that it is also a Category II language..
	www.nvtc.gov /lotw/months/september/yoruba.html (728 words)

	Yoruba music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The music of the Yoruba people of Nigeria is best known for an extremely advanced drumming tradition, especially using the dundun hourglass tension drums.
		Much of Yoruba music is spiritual in nature, and is devoted to the Orisas of Yoruba mythology.
		Yoruba music has become the most important component of modern Nigerian popular music, as a result of its early influence from European, Islamic and Brazilian forms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yoruba_music (241 words)

	Music of Nigeria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Music is closely linked to agriculture, and there are restrictions on, for example, which instruments can be played during different parts of the growing season.
		The most common format for music in Nigeria is the call-and-response choir, in which a lead singer and a chorus interchange verses, sometimes accompanied by instruments that either shadow the lead text or repeat and ostinato vocal phrase.
		The Hausa of the north are known for complex percussive music, the one-stringed goje fiddle, and a strong praise song vocal tradition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Nigeria (5944 words)

	Zamàn Production, World Music, Yoruba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Yoruba music originating in West Africa migrated with the population at the time of the slave trade.
		Even if their music fits rather into the traditional register, a large part is left to a certain musical quest for the tones, voice arrangements, whose harmony is set off by a jazzy piano interpretation, or yet again by modern arrangements using percussion instruments.
		This music and the songs which go with the masks, as well as these dances are dedicated to the Goddess Orunmila to beg mothers to transform their evil powers into beneficial magic strength for the joy of the population.
	www.zamanproduction.com /pagessecondnivo/a_eventyoruba.html (1448 words)

	Nigerian Music
		Nigerian music also utilizes ostinato rhythms, in which a rhythmic pattern is repeated, and variable metres which change the time signature of a piece of music.
		Traditional music from Nigeria is almost always functional; that is, performed to mark a ritual such as a wedding or funeral, and not for pure entertainment or artistic enjoyment.
		The most common format for music in Nigeria is a call-and-response choir, in which a lead singer and a chorus interchange verses, sometimes accompanied by instruments which either shadow the lead text or repeat and ostinato vocal phrase.
	www.nigeria-planet.com /Nigerian-Music.html (2881 words)

	Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba
		The batáliterally "speak" the Yoruba language and recite a litany that is crucial toparticular rituals.
		Yoruba religious ceremonies were practiced and preserved in the cabildos of Cuba as the slaves seemingly synchronized their masters' pantheon of Catholic saints with their own pantheon of orisha.
		Consequently, the Yoruba religion in Cuba is often referred to as Santería, or the cult of the saints.
	www.bembe.com /conjunto (729 words)

	Nigeria - Culture
		Little is known about the country's early music history prior to European contact, however, bronze carvings have been founding depicting musical instruments and musicians, dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries.
		King probably coined the word juju, a style of music he helped create, in reference to the sound of a Brazilian tambourine or perhaps to the term's use as an expression of disdain by the colonial leaders (any native tradition was apt to be dismissed as mere juju nonsense).
		In the 80s, she remained one of the nation's best-selling artists, creating her own unique variety of music called waka; she was so closely associated with the genre that a royal figure, the Afaaffn of Oyo, Obalamidi Adeyemi, crowned her the "Queen of Waka Music" in 1992.
	www.nigeria-visit.com /Culture-4.html (4666 words)

	Féla Sowandé
		When his father, his first music teacher, was transferred to Lagos, Şowándé began his 20-year association, as requested by his father, with Thomas King Ẹkúndayợ Phillips (who had been the first Nigerian to study music in London), originally as a choir boy at Christ Church Cathedral and then as his student.
		Music was all around, and I suppose some of it rubbed off on me.' This encounter later became a motivation for him to study European music in depth.
		Indigenous songs are employed in Sowande's music for three reasons: (1) As a symbol and mark of national identity; (2) to classify the works under the umbrella of modern Nigerian art music, and (3) to arouse the interest of Nigerian/African audiences in performing, studying and analyzing the music.
	www.africanchorus.org /Artists/Sowande.htm (5335 words)

	Yoruba Art & Culture
		Music and dance have always been an important part of Yoruba culture for those living in Nigeria as well as in the diaspora.
		Yoruba music and dance are used for many different occasions in life such as religious festivals, royal occasions, and entertainment.
		Singing is a major part of Juju music and is inspired by Yoruba poetry, proverbs, praise songs, and the musical character of the language.
	www.homestead.com /wysinger/yoruba.html (2780 words)

	Africano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Yoruba is also a natural launch pad for me because it comes naturally as it is also my first language.
		Although the Yorubas utilise the flute, agidigbo and goje just as there are lots of melodic and harmonic instruments in other African cultures- kora, marimba, mbira, oja (ibo flute), kalimba, etc. their music is predominantly driven by drums and other percussion instruments.
		Indeed the quintessential Yoruba social music is the mid tempo groove.
	www.lagbaja.net /africano.htm (2576 words)

	Music of Nigeria - Information at Halfvalue.com
		Traditional music from Nigeria and throughout Africa is almost always functional; in other words, it is performed to mark a ritual such as a wedding or funeral and not for pure entertainment or artistic enjoyment.
		Music is closely linked to agriculture, and there are restrictions on, for example, which instruments can be played during different parts of the growing season.
		Music is also used in literary drama, although its musical accompaniment is more sparingly used than in opera; again, music communicates the mood or tone of events to the audience.
	www.halfvalue.com /wiki.jsp?topic=Music_of_Nigeria (6311 words)

	Page Four
		He claims his music is most influenced by his traditional Yoruba background (especially the drums) and the Western styles of jazz and funk music.
		The Christian influence on Yoruba music affect the structure of juju music in particular (Alaja-Browne, 1989, p.
		Samba music influences the rhythm of juju music along with the folksongs and musical instruments of the Kru sailors that often visited Lagos (they also utilized the call and response form in their music).
	www.comm.unt.edu /histofperf/nonwest/downing/topic_four.htm (778 words)

	popular music: yoruba (presentación celebration collection) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		BATA KETU took the Yoruba-based religious music of Cuba and blended in the Afro-based religious music of Brazil to produce a re-meeting of the two cultures separated at birth.
		Yoruba Sessions is a remix project by Osunlade on the always-solid K7 label.
		The Orixas are the spiritual beings of the Yoruba pantheon, worshipped throughout the Diaspora.
	www.very-clever.com /music/yoruba (785 words)

	Chaka
		The music is a fusion of 20th century techniques of composition with stylistic elements derived from African traditional music, particularly the music of the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria.
		The potency of such African elements as "dundun" hourglass tension drums and "atenteben" flutes; of the Yoruba "oriki" and" ijala" chants; of the African dramatic and dance spectacle in sustaining a dramatic story is as strong as that of its European equivalents.
		As a mediator who criss-crosses musical and cultural boundaries, Euba continues to demonstrate that although musical syntax may be tied to the peculiarities of different cultural traditions, the human values which music reflects are essentially similar across cultures....
	www.music-research-inst.org /html/pubs/chaka.htm (1379 words)

	yoruba music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Yoruba, with the stress on the first syllable, is one of the major languages of Nigeria...
		Haiti, and Trinidad, Yoruba religious rites, beliefs, music and myths is evident...
		Much of Yoruba music is spiritual in nature, and is devoted to the Orisas of...
	www.yorubasurf.info /word-translation/yoruba-music.html (492 words)

	Yoruba found Swiftly
		Yoruba believe in a supreme being, in primordial divinities, and spirits that have been deified...
		Oyo was the pre-eminent city-state of the Yoruba between the 16th and 18th centuries, but it was...
		Yoruba Records is the joint label between Soul Jazz Records and Osunlade.
	www.nsalg.co.uk /gardening/yoruba.html (265 words)

	Afropop Worldwide
		Apparently, he couldn't properly hear the drummers, which, in Yoruba music that is drum driven, is a huge problem indeed.
		Often the music is purely instrumental and interplay between traditional Yoruba percussion, chants, talking drums and Western instruments, especially the saxophone (which he solos on).
		In the end, you did not need to see his face or understand so much as a syllable of Yoruba for the music to send a powerful message shaking every one of your bones into spasms of movements and every nerve of your brain into gushers of joy.
	afropop.org /multi/feature/ID/45/...+Brooklyn,+New+York,+USA,+July+6th (1260 words)

	Lagbaja \| Nigerian Music \| Onlinenigeria.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		His music is a product of various influences ranging from traditional Yoruba music to Jazz.
		Often the music is purely instrumental- an interplay between traditional Yoruba percussions, drums, chants, and western instruments, especially the saxophone.
		Motherlan’s design is influenced by the traditional African town or market square, where people gather under the moonlight for ceremonies and artistic events like dance, music, story telling, wrestling etc. True to this function, over the years, it has become a place for many comedians to polish their act in front of a demanding audience.
	www.onlinenigeria.com /music/Lagbaja (549 words)

	Music of Nigeria
		Nigeria has been called "the heart of African music" because of its role in the development of West African highlife and palm-wine music, which fuses native rhythms with techniques imported from the Congo for the development of several popular styles that were unique to Nigeria, like apala, fuji, jÃ¹jÃº, and Yo-pop.
		The people of the north are known for complex percussive music, the one-stringed goje fiddle, and a strong praise song vocal tradition.
		Much of Yoruba music is spiritual in nature, and is devoted to the Orisha of Yoruba mythology.
	www.destinationscience.com /search/Music_of_Nigeria (6101 words)

	Article: Yoruba Sacred Music, Old World and New
		The fourth, and final chapter, is devoted to transcriptions of the series of rhythmic praises known as the Oru del Igbodu (incitement of the Igbodu) or Oru Seco (unadorned drumming) which is performed in the inner sanctuary of an Ile Ocha (orisha temple) in advance of the main public section of a bembe (santeria ceremony).
		In this instance it focuses on the rituals and music which mark the stages of an Ocha initiate's life in the religion, from birth (initiation, presentation to the sacred drums, etc.) to death (ituto).
		Subtitled "a musical interplay of Cuba and Brazil" its six acts attempt to "tell the story of Yoruba music uprooted from Mother Africa, transplanted in Cuba and Brazil, evolving separately over time, and then reuniting today." To convey this process Spiro and Lamson utilize a number of different approaches.
	www.descarga.com /cgi-bin/db/archives/Article17 (5660 words)

	Artwork: Soul Rebel: Fela Kuti
		Born in 1938 in Nigeria, to Yoruba parents, his mother Funmilayo was a leading figure in the nationalist struggle and his father was a protestant minister.
		Having sung in a pidgin of English and Yoruba, he was able to gain a wider audience, taking his anti-imperialist message across many of the colonies and former colonies of West Africa.
		Shango, the orisha or thunder and fire, fourth king of the Yoruba city of Oyo, dominates the color scheme of this piece.
	www.yasminhernandez.com /fela.htm (937 words)

	Vanguard - Entertainment : How I won right to market Femi, Felaâs albums â” Kene
		And to crown his effort in the music industry, he recently signed a deal with Femi, son of Fela the late Afro-beat icon, to market the musical works of both father and son.
		I opted for Yoruba musical works because if you are marketing Igbo musical works, you need to travel extensively and regularly especially to meet with your customers.
		Apart from being one of the pillars in the music industry, Guy Okoli is also well-known for his philanthropic nature, little wonder, he was crowned the Eze Igbo of Ifelodun/Ajeromi district of Lagos.
	www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/features/showtime/st104032006.html (1996 words)

	Introduction
		The Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria are a prominent and highly influential cultural group in West Africa.
		Despite numerous political and social changes, the Yoruba continues to practice and perform a distinct cultural identity through music and dance.
		Waterman asserts that contemporary Yoruba performance is not a replica of traditional Yoruba rituals, nor should it be, but that they still adhere to many of the traditional practices.
	www.comm.unt.edu /histofperf/nonwest/downing/introduction_page.htm (358 words)

	AyanAgalu Downloads :: calabashmusic.com
		Bàtá music is said to originate in Oyo, where the drums became the favorite ensemble of the Oyo's third king, Sango.
		In addition to speaking the Yoruba language, this drum also speaks a particular drum language known as "enà bàtá," a professional slang which only Oje and Ayan family members understand and speak.
		Music to Massage By (or be Massaged To)
	ayanagalu.calabashmusic.com (1956 words)

	Tune Your World :: calabashmusic.com
		Mari Boine is and will stand as the future artist of ethnic music world wide, and she is and will be the one spirit of fire, which will burn in many people's mind for a long time into the future.
		Their music is based on the infectious indigenous Folk and Calypso rhythms and melodies mixed with East Indian, Latin, Reggae, Hip Hop and a diverse range of other global/pop/world influences with a special emphasis on power lyrics.
		Today this music is made attractive enough for a wider audience to listen to and enjoy and imbibe the philosophy of the great preacher.
	calabashmusic.com (1803 words)

	About Lagbaja
		His music is a product of various influences ranging from traditional Yoruba music to Jazz.
		Often the music is purely instrumental- an interplay between traditional Yoruba percussions, drums, chants, and western instruments, especially the saxophone.
		Motherlan’s design is influenced by the traditional African town or market square, where people gather under the moonlight for ceremonies and artistic events like dance, music, story telling, wrestling etc. True to this function, over the years, it has become a place for many comedians to polish their act in front of a demanding audience.
	www.lagbaja.net /aboutlagbaja.htm (540 words)

	Igbo Music: Where Are The Gongs And Flutes?
		In contemporary Nigerian music, there are a few distinct musicians that have criss-crossed generational boundaries and have become acceptable to most Nigerians, and by extension the international community.
		Those who stand out in hip hop music trace their musical influence mainly to their humble beginnings in A.J. City (Ajegunle Lagos), the cradle of contemporary Naija hip hop sounds!Even in the hip hop scene, the Yoruba feel is so palpable that it can't escape detection.
		One other feature that has distinguished Yoruba music is its trans-generational transmission.Successive generation of Yoruba musicians has doggedly carried the torch from their fathers to our generation.
	www.nigeriansinamerica.com /articles/1053/1/Igbo-Music-Where-Are-The-Gongs-And-Flutes/Page1.html (2016 words)

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