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WEEK TEN
TOPIC: LISTENING:
Sub-Topics: (a) Kinds of popular music: highlife, kirari, Fuji, Suji, Makosa, Afro beat, Udje. (b) Musical styles –African, Western.
MEANING OF LISTENING
Listening means a conscious effort to hear. That is, giving particular attention to hearing the wordings and messages of a particular music.
POPULAR MUSIC
Popular music is the kind that takes place at night clubs and parties. The various kinds of popular music include;
- Highlife,
- kirari,
- fuji,
- juju,
- makosa,
- afro beat,
- udje,
- R and B,
- gospel,
- rock,
- pop etc
KINDS OF POPULAR MUSIC
HIGHLIFE: Highlife started in Nigeria particularly in the western region around late 1940s and early 1950s. It developed from Agidigbo music that was popular then. It represented the Yoruba example of folkloric bands.
- High life is primarily a vocal music, sung in the different vernaculars.
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