| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Global Africa ; 14 |
|
Global Africa ; 14.
|
| Contents |
Geography and culture of Ilorin -- Performance, poetry and oral traditions overview -- Developmental stages of Dàdàkúàdá -- Influence of Islam on Dàdàkúàdá -- Performance techniques -- Politics, partisanship and traditional oral poetry: an example of Odolaye Aremu -- Aremu Ose and performance topicality -- Aesthetic and didactic dimensions in Dàdàkúàdá -- Some Dàdàkúádá songs: Jaigbade Alao, Aremu Ose, Odolaye Aremu, Omoekee Amao, Karimu Isale Abata |
| Summary |
This book traces Ddkd's history and artistic vision and discusses its vibrancy as the most popular traditional Yoruba oral art form in Islamic Africa. Foregrounding the role of Ddkd in Ilorin, and of Ilorin in Ddkd the book covers the history, cultural identity, performance techniques, language, social life and relationship with Islam of the oral genre. The author examines Ddkd's relationship with Islam and discusses how the Ddkd singers, through their songs and performances, are able to accommodate Islam in ways that have ensured their continued survival as a traditional African genre in a predominantly Muslim community. This book will be of interest to scholars of traditional African culture, African art history, performance studies and Islam in Africa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Folk songs, Yoruba -- Nigeria -- Ilorin
|
|
Folk songs, Yoruba -- History and criticism
|
|
Folk songs, Yoruba -- Religious aspects -- Islam
|
|
Oral tradition -- Nigeria -- Ilorin
|
|
ART -- African.
|
|
MUSIC -- Ethnomusicology.
|
|
Folk songs, Yoruba
|
|
Oral tradition
|
|
Nigeria -- Ilorin
|
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| LC no. |
2019016700 |
| ISBN |
9780429295164 |
|
0429295162 |
|
9781000186543 |
|
1000186547 |
|
9781000207262 |
|
1000207269 |
|
9781000227987 |
|
1000227987 |
|
9780367260323 |
|
0367260328 |
|
